- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (29 Jun 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333522222
- ISBN-13: 978-0333522226
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,499,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bob nevered dreamed he would be able to kiss Valerie. He promised her that wherever she was, he would come to her if she called. Not until after her funeral did Bob understand his promise. Valerie dead was more demanding than Valerie alive. By the Carnegie Medal-winning author of "Blitzcat".
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can never really look at this book objectively as I empathise a great deal with the main character, but I still feel that this is one of the greatest novels ever written for young people. As World War 2 begins in the North East, Bob finds himself attracted to a sickly girl called Valerie who infrequently attends his school. The attraction turns to obsessional love, and that mutual obsession continues even after Valerie's death. The book is beautifully written in the first person and Westall really draws you into the world he knew so well. The people are alive and their emotions are real; you could almost cry for them. He makes you think about the very nature of love, life and death. It is a ghost story where the hero actually wants to haunted. There are wonderful moments of tenderness and humour to offset the tragic heart of this story and if you are aged between 12 and 16, I cannot recommend this book too strongly.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
good book
23 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
I found it interesting the way the author used the dialog. The discription of all of the people was so realistic I felt I knew Valerie and Bob.
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