Wishing GameKirkston Abbey is no place for the weak. Standing stark against the Norfolk sky, its aim is conformity and control; its rules harsh, its discipline savage. To 14-year-old Jonathan Palmer, it is a prison; a world in which he feels threatened and powerless. When he is offered the chance of escape, in the guise of an unexpected friendship, he accepts it gladly. But all is not as it seems. In combining his frustrations with a nature that is far more intense and destructive than his own, Jonathan is unleashing forces more powerful than he can ever hope to control. In the bleak winter term of 1954, something terrible happened at Kirkston Abbey school for boys. Now, more than forty years later, journalist Tim Webber thinks he's found the key to uncovering the truth. But is he prepared to live with the consequences . . .? |
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User Review - Amsa1959 - LibraryThingYou know from the start something terrible is going to happen. You know from quite early on who is to blame. But you don´t know why, when and how, and you want to know! It´s a dark and sad story, gripping and unputdownable. Read full review
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User Review - Luli81 - LibraryThingA black and mysterious novel. I was so compelled I couldn't stop reading. It reminded me the Torcuato Luca's novel. Prepare to be afraid. Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 15 |
Section 3 | 35 |
Section 4 | 47 |
Section 5 | 61 |
Section 6 | 79 |
Section 7 | 103 |
Section 8 | 129 |
Section 13 | 217 |
Section 14 | 233 |
Section 15 | 245 |
Section 16 | 271 |
Section 17 | 291 |
Section 18 | 307 |
Section 19 | 325 |
Section 20 | 343 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Wishing Game |
| Author | Patrick Redmond |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0743461444, 9780743461443 |
| Length | 416 pages |
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