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An Invisible Sign of My Own (Hardcover)

by Aimee Bender (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (2 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747270252
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747270256
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 701,920 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mona is a young woman obsessed with number. She counts everything she can. Unexpectedly, she lands a job as a primary school maths teacher and begins to create a museum of numbers where anything can become something new. Then she meets to science teacher, and love, the ultimate in chaos threatens to disrupt her ordered world.

About the Author
Aimee Bender lives in Los Angeles. Her collection of stories, THE GIRL IN THE FLAMMABLE SKIRT, had rave reviews. This is her first novel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible mixture of emotion leaves you wanting more, 11 Jan 2001
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Superb. Characters that stay with you for weeks after finishing and emotional twists that I am still beginning to understand.

Quirky and bizzare in parts this is an incredibly crafted novel on the emotional pain of life, death, illness and family ties. With two "fairy" tales at either end to sum up the characters changing view during the book, this is a tale of a 20 something girl who grows by interacting with the children she teaches her strange form of maths at her school.

Growing and dealing with the possibilities of death close to and far from her, and building a relationship she can deal with, Mona spirals and twists through this novel interwoven with the neighbours, parents, brief lovers and children all strong characters of their own.

Buy it, read it. Then read it again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Real Flaws in Real Characters, 20 Nov 2002
This review is from: An Invisible Sign of My Own (Paperback)
I haven't read a book like it since "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". I found it completely refreshing to read about a heroine so flawed and yet so easy to understand and appreciate. There are moments of intense exasperation for the reader, yes, but ultimately worth it. Many of the characters, not just the main one, and especially her students, stand out as believable and honest. It's a little book that you can read in a few days. Enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, Original, Read it!, 10 Jun 2002
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This review is from: An Invisible Sign of My Own (Paperback)
Aimee Bender has written such an original tale. I became utterly involved in her world and shared every emotion... You can't help but love her and her crazy life. It is written with grace and daring. What an engaging read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet but Deep
This book has a happy ending - fortunately otherwise it would be too sad. It's the story of how the young Mona for years has been obsessed with numbers trying in vain to escape... Read more
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