- Paperback: 289 pages
- Publisher: Touchstone Books; Reprint edition (10 May 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1439154015
- ISBN-13: 978-1439154014
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,332,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Never Wave Goodbye: A Novel of Suspense for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
26 reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great until the last 50 pages
14 July 2010
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
As the mother of two young children who went off to camp for the first time this summer, I was riveted by this book from page one. I was sure that this could happen to me, and that's the sign of an author who's really connecting with the reader. As the book went on, I loved the different perspectives of parents, kidnappers, and children.
But the end of the book was SUCH a disappointment. I don't want to give it away, but the book resolves through a clumsy device, a plot twist that could NEVER happen. Furthermore, the suspicions of many characters are never resolved - we never find out whether X or Y was involved in some way. Those who do turn out to be involved? It again seems clumsy, unrealistic. So while the events up to and until the kidnappers are revealed and the children's fate is unveiled are fascinating and well-written, even keeping you on the edge of your seat, the finale leaves a lot to be desired.
But the end of the book was SUCH a disappointment. I don't want to give it away, but the book resolves through a clumsy device, a plot twist that could NEVER happen. Furthermore, the suspicions of many characters are never resolved - we never find out whether X or Y was involved in some way. Those who do turn out to be involved? It again seems clumsy, unrealistic. So while the events up to and until the kidnappers are revealed and the children's fate is unveiled are fascinating and well-written, even keeping you on the edge of your seat, the finale leaves a lot to be desired.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Stunning debut!
6 July 2010
Format:Hardcover
Lena Trainor is full of emotions as she puts her nine-year-old daughter, Sarah, on a bus to camp for the first time. She's nervous and anxious for her daughter, but her mind is also on her relationship with her husband. She's so unfocused that she really doesn't pay much attention to the camp counselor who picks up Sarah. Until a few minutes later when the real bus shows up.
She hurridly begins to call the parents of the other children to be picked up. A total of four children were abducted, including Linda, Sarah's good friend; Franklin, the son of a local minister; and Tommy, the son of a local contractor. Within a few hours the parents all receive an email, demanding a $1,000,000 ransom.
When the FBI is called in, secrets are revealed, causing conflict within and between the families. No one knows who to trust, they simply want their child back. When the 24-hour mark passes, they begin to wonder if they will ever see their children again.
I simply cannot believe this is Magee's first novel. He reveals a story that is both captivating and chilling. Losing one's child is a parents worst nightmare, but the fact that these parents literally (although unwittingly) handed their children over to their abductors compounds it tremendously. As a parent myself, I couldn't help but feel the hurt, guilt, and anguish the parents were feeling. It probably doesn't help that my son's away at camp now, right? Never Wave Goodbye is not only a tale of suspense, but a study in the human condition, in how well one stands up to such a catastrophic event, seen from not only the parents' eyes but the of the children as well.
My only complaints were very minor. First, the vehicle used to abduct the children was described several times as being a camp van, but the cover clearly shows a school bus. I know that oftentimes authors don't have much say in what their cover looks like, so I don't blame the author. The second is the maturity of the children. They are all nine years old, some from pretty affluent families. They seemed be rather naive when it came to technology, such as using a computer, sending email, etc. My oldest son was able to do these things at a fairly early age, well before the age of nine. Again, a very minor complaint, but one I thought I should mention.
All issues aside, I do highly recommend this novel. It's the perfect thriller for a warm summer weekend...just don't read it while your child is away at camp!
She hurridly begins to call the parents of the other children to be picked up. A total of four children were abducted, including Linda, Sarah's good friend; Franklin, the son of a local minister; and Tommy, the son of a local contractor. Within a few hours the parents all receive an email, demanding a $1,000,000 ransom.
When the FBI is called in, secrets are revealed, causing conflict within and between the families. No one knows who to trust, they simply want their child back. When the 24-hour mark passes, they begin to wonder if they will ever see their children again.
I simply cannot believe this is Magee's first novel. He reveals a story that is both captivating and chilling. Losing one's child is a parents worst nightmare, but the fact that these parents literally (although unwittingly) handed their children over to their abductors compounds it tremendously. As a parent myself, I couldn't help but feel the hurt, guilt, and anguish the parents were feeling. It probably doesn't help that my son's away at camp now, right? Never Wave Goodbye is not only a tale of suspense, but a study in the human condition, in how well one stands up to such a catastrophic event, seen from not only the parents' eyes but the of the children as well.
My only complaints were very minor. First, the vehicle used to abduct the children was described several times as being a camp van, but the cover clearly shows a school bus. I know that oftentimes authors don't have much say in what their cover looks like, so I don't blame the author. The second is the maturity of the children. They are all nine years old, some from pretty affluent families. They seemed be rather naive when it came to technology, such as using a computer, sending email, etc. My oldest son was able to do these things at a fairly early age, well before the age of nine. Again, a very minor complaint, but one I thought I should mention.
All issues aside, I do highly recommend this novel. It's the perfect thriller for a warm summer weekend...just don't read it while your child is away at camp!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Fiction never seemed so real
7 Jun 2010
Format:Hardcover
What really struck me about this novel is just how real to life it is. Everything from the kidnapping to what the characters were going through was very realistic. Once I started reading the novel I couldn't put it down. The more I read the more I wanted to read. It definitely keeps you in suspense. It also sends a chill down your spine seeing how this could easily happen to our own family members.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
