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Out of Breath (Hardcover)

by Julie Myerson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (7 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224081764
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224081764
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting Book, 23 May 2008
This is the first Julie Myerson book that I have read and I really enjoyed it.

In the opening chapter it had the feel of a ghost story and although it wasn't one, it never really lost that ethereal quality. Seen through the eyes of a thirteen year old, the story was like that of a very dark fairytale, or the Famous Five gone wrong!

The characters were well rounded and very believable and again, the classic fairytale was evident in the form of the handsome hero, the naughty tinker bell and ever-ominous dark presence.

I didn't find the ending to be a let down and I wouldn't have wanted it to be any different, but it did make me go back and re-read some of it, in case I had missed something.

This book has made me keen to read to more of Julie Myerson's work and also to wish that I were thirteen again!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Rites of passage novel with a twist, 4 Dec 2008
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`And then just when I thought nothing good or interesting would ever happen again, there he was.'

Runaway Alex appears in 13 year old Flynn's garden like one of the foxes that have visited the garden `in the middle of nowhere' and signals change in this coming of age novel. Flynn's parents split up as her baby sister was born and are at war with each other, her older brother Sam is in full adolescent revolt and Flynn spends her summer holiday looking after her sister Anna and feeling anxious.

Flynn and Sam end up joining Alex's band of runaways and escape the adult world and their mobile phones - the others are escaping foster homes and serious abuse. The novel mixes in fantasy as they find a fairy tale `buttery yellow' house which delivers what they need and there is a short idyll with overtones of something much more sinister. Myerson does this well, creating a compelling mood of psychological threat and Flynn is a sympathetic narrator. I was completely engaged for 285 pages and then very disappointed by the end which I also found just too trite; for example the happy ending for Dog was just a step too far. I don't want to spoil things for others so can't say more but it seemed as if she just ran out of steam.

I am a fan of Julie Myerson and as always this is beautifully written, but I have taken off a star for that ending
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as previous novels by Julie M, 11 Feb 2008
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This book was interesting and involving and it kept me captivated throughout - only to leave me very disapointed at the end. The characters are well drawn out and the story was well layered meaning I got involved in the characters and their story and was then just left! I think Julie Myerson fans will like it but it is not up to the standard of her previous novels.

As I said I was very disapointed with the ending. The story just stopped and the ending was contrite, way to happy and convenient.

It would be nice to hear what other people thought.
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