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When the Wind Blows (Paperback)

by James Patterson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Headline; New Ed edition (8 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747257892
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747257899
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.1 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,115 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A magic hat trick with the million-dollar-promo thriller... Big warm feelings, usually foreign to thrillers, coax laughter during times of high tension. Reads like a dream' Kirkus Reviews 'James Patterson knows how to keep the reader hooked' Newbury Weekly News 'Taut thriller with a highly original plot and enough twists to keep you guessing your way to its suspenseful conclusion' South Wales Argus


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Frannie O’Neill, a young and talented veterinarian whose husband was recently murdered, comes across an amazing discovery in the woods near her animal hospital. Soon after, Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on Frannie’s doorstep. And then there is eleven-year-old Max – Frannie’s amazing discovery – and one of the most unforgettable creations in thriller fiction.


 


WHEN THE WIND BLOWS will not just thrill readers – it will make their imaginations and hearts soar.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars I CAN FLY!...I CAN FLY!...LIKE A BIRD IN THE SKY..., 11 Mar 2003
By Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Wind Blows (Hardcover)
This is a fairly tepid book, mediocre fare at best, in which the plot revolves around secret, government sanctioned experiments on humans, dealing with some of the ethical themes of today: cloning, genetic engineering of humans, and cross species hybrids.

The story is simple. Two of the test subjects have escaped the confines of the closely guarded, secret laboratory. Matt and Max, a brother and sister team that can fly, are being hunted down. Yet, They need only spread their wings, and, as did Icarus, they can soar up high into the wild blue yonder. The only problem is that hunters must bring them back to the secret lab, before anyone sees them. To further complicate things, Matt and Max do not wish to be caught, because they know that bad things happen in the lab and that people, who are deemed dispensible and no longer necessary, are "put to sleep" and never seen again.

In the outside word, the children separate. Eleven year old Max has the good fortune to run into Frannie O'Neill, a compassionate veterinarian who immediately realizes that there is something extraordinary about Max, beyond the fact that she has real, honest-to-goodness wings and can fly. Frannie is aware that Max is more than the sum of her parts. Together with the help of an FBI agent who calls himself Kit Harrison, they will do everything they can to help Max evade her pursuers, only to become earmarked for death themselves.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A bit fanciful but a good read, 10 Dec 2001
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Its strange how James Patterson swings between crime fiction and his other genres. This book is a mixture of the scientific, crime fiction, and what I only describe as the fanciful.

I thoughly enjoy all James Patterson books and for those who are thinking of branching out from the Alex Cross novels then this is a good place to start.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Read, 22 Feb 2001
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After reading all the mixed reviews of this book I almost gave it a miss. But now I'm glad I didn't as with all Patterson's novels it's a fast flowing gripping story which I couldn't put down. I fully recommended this book to anyone one, it shows James Patterson is not stuck writing about serial killers.
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Took this book on holiday and husband and I were almost fighting over reading it, if I could have bought another I would have. It was 'don't want to put down must read on' book. Read more
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