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Felix is not your usual hero. Though brave and intelligent, he suffers from a rare illness. His parents take him on the holiday of a lifetime to Costa Rica, where they visit the high point where the waters that feed into the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans separate. There, Felix faints and something extraordinary happens. He wakes up in a back-to-front world where magic is real and humans are imaginary. Luckily, he's taken under the wing of Ironclaw, a maths-loving Brazzle, anda mischievous tangle-girl called Betony. Together they embark on the wildest adventure.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars This one is destined to become a classic!, 9 Jun 2003 By A Customer This review is from: The Divide (Hardcover) This book has it all: A well-paced and intelligent story laced with wry humour that still manages to unobtrusively educate and tackle such important themes as globalisation without ever become preachy. Ms Kay expertly juggles, weaves, and final neatly knits together at least half a dozen different plot threads. A rich cast of quirky and varied characters who avoid the stereotypes so often found in the average children's book. Every character, (even those with only bit parts), in this book feels real. The heroes and heroines have flaws and foibles and the villains all have at least one likeable or redeeming feature. (My personal favourite is Ironclaw; a loveable, fearsome and occasionally pompous brazzle - The Divide's equivalent of a griffin - who specialises in pure mathematics. Yes - The Divide manages to make even abstract maths both interesting and fun!) Best of all though, is the setting. A wonderfully well thought out magical other world that engages the imagination, wraps you up in a sense of wonder and leaves you longing for more. In the book's introduction, the publisher says he is trying to persuade Ms Kay to write a sequel. I sincerely hope he succeeds! I have four goddaughters all of whom are the right age for this book. I have bought a copy for each of them. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars An Original Fantasy, 30 Aug 2004 By  Chrestomanci (UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)       This review is from: The Divide (Paperback) Endless clones of Rowling and Pullman really are becoming a little wearying - the fact that this author has taken all the standard fantasy characters and created something entirely original is what makes this book special; that, and the humor! Young terminally ill Felix collapses on the Great Continental Divide, falling in such a way that he slips into an alternate universe. He wakes up in a land where all the mythical beasts: griffins, dragons, elves, fauns, vampires, centaurs etc., are commonplace - and humans are mythical! He finds himself trapped in a world where most of the characters he meets don't believe he exists! This is a lengthy book with a multi-stranded plot - yet it never feels long, as it moves along at such a brisk pace. In many respects, it reminds me of the old Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree stories, yet much more plot driven and contemporary. Furthermore, what really makes this book fizz is the constant humor. Many reviewers have admired the unusual cover design - but I thought this was the book's one failing. Both the hardback (with a split cover) and paperback (with a hole in the cover), are very abstract in design. This, coupled with the ambiguity of the title - and the reader's first glimpse of the book conceals what lies within its pages. I suspect that a cover depicting the multiplicity of mythical fantasy creatures found within the text would work better and attract more fans of the genre. Probably best suited to 8 - 12 year-olds, rather than young adult as suggested above. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Move over J.K., E.Kay's about to take your crown!, 19 May 2003 By  Joy Kluver "joy1970" (London, U.K.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: The Divide (Hardcover) I have found recently that if as an adult you want a really good read, then you have to look at the Children's section. 'The Divide' is no exception. Packed full of interesting characters, a superb plot and underlying themes of science, mathematics, history and the pharmaceutical industry, this is definitely a book you can read on the train. Add to that the triptych cover and it's a bookseller's dream. Kay writes in third person plural but it's not at all confusing. In fact it creates a lovely reverse spiral effect. The only question now is will the BBC turn it into a Sunday teatime drama or will Hollywood beckon? Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 20 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too Felix is a boy whose parents are a little overprotective of him. And who can blame them? Their son has a potentially fatal heart condition. Read more Published on 19 Jun 2007 by TeensReadToo.com 5.0 out of 5 stars delightful I really enjoyed this novel, and it does truly trump Potter. My favourite animals were the comic scholarly Brazzles, and after them the worrits who will only eat people who... Read more Published on 11 Feb 2007 by Bettina 5.0 out of 5 stars The Divide by Elizabeth Kay This book follows the adventure of Felix Saunders, an inteligent boy with a rare heart diseise. When his parents take him to Costa Rica for an amazing holiday, he is transported... Read more Published on 19 Sep 2006 by Ms. L. J. Harrison 5.0 out of 5 stars What a great read - better than Potter? You decide.... I picked this book up because of the cover, then read the synopsis and was hooked, took me a couple of days to read and was gripped by the visuals that this author induced, I... Read more Published on 23 Jun 2004 by Mrs. F. Mulligan 5.0 out of 5 stars A spellbinder with a message Wow! This knocks JK into a cocked cauldron. Great music makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and reading this book did the same. Read more Published on 17 May 2004 5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, original, brilliant fun, clever and captivating When I first took this book off the shelf and held the unique split cover design in my hand I knew I was in possession of something special. Read more Published on 3 Mar 2004 by Belinda K McKenna 5.0 out of 5 stars The Divide The mosr exsiting book since Harry Potter. Me personly love all the weild characters and there sence of adventure I like the worrits beecause they look so weird, i also like... Read more Published on 28 Jul 2003 by jonobradley 5.0 out of 5 stars The Divide The Divide is a truly wonderful book. My fravoirite charachter is Ironclaw. I like how Felix and Betony go on so many adventures and there both interested in each others... Read more Published on 28 Jul 2003 by jonobradley 5.0 out of 5 stars This one is destined to become a classic! This book has it all: A well-paced and intelligent story laced with wry humour that still manages to unobtrusively educate and tackle such important themes as globalisation... Read more Published on 10 Jul 2003 5.0 out of 5 stars Great escapism with darkly realistic overtones A friend lent me this to read to my eight-year-old while she was ill, and although I'm sure it was mostly due to the antibiotics, I would dearly love to think that this magical... Read more Published on 21 May 2003 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 20 customer reviews...

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