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The Foreshadowing (Paperback)

by Marcus Sedgwick (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Orion Childrens (4 May 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1842555170
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842555170
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 245,016 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Christine Bennett, aged 15, SUNDAY EXPRESS

'captures the awfulness of war, and the fear felt by families when their loved ones have gone to fight.'


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'a classy novel about a young girl going to the very centre of hell.. It's a powerful story that takes the readers into the horrors of war... This is an unforgettable no-holds-barred novel for older readers looking for a stylish and exciting read.' (John Millen SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST )

'Marcus Sedgwick's always top quality prose perfectly echoes the feeling of unease and alienation that must surround a character like Sasha... The intriguing story and its countdown effect will keep readers turning pages and the ending will challenge but will not disappoint.' (Marla Arbech YABOOKSCENTRAL.COM )

'captures the awfulness of war, and the fear felt by families when their loved ones have gone to fight.' (Christine Bennett, aged 15 SUNDAY EXPRESS )

'This book will keep you hooked on every page, and concludes with a heart-stopping twist. You can't help but admire Sasha, as she attempts the unthinkable, in her own war against fate and destiny.' (Fracie Taylor, Age 15 THE TIMES )

'gripping... it kept me guessing until the end.' (Charlotte Kemp HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW )
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Keeps the sorrow of the First World War alive for the next generation, 20 Feb 2007
By S. Barnes (UK) - See all my reviews
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Beautifully written (as always from Marcus Sedgwick), this thought provoking novel will help to bring alive a small part of the horror and sadness of the First World War for the next generation. Brings to life the reality of war in France and the senseless loss of so many men on the fields of Flanders.

In 1915 Sasha (Alexandra) Fox is 17 years old, and lives in her family home, a large house in Brighton. Sasha has a privileged background. Her father is an eminent doctor at the local hospital and Sasha is from an era where young ladies were not expected to work, but to marry well. Sasha's future seems to be mapped out. However, war alters this perspective.

Sasha has two elder brothers; Edgar who is a few years her senior, and Tom (her closest confidant) who is a year older than herself. Edgar enlists as an officer almost as soon as the war has begun, and in 1915 he goes off to the fields of France to fight. Tom is not so sure that he wants to follow in his brother's footsteps, but he has some time to decide as he is not yet 18. Sasha wants to help with the war effort and after much persuasion eventually persuades her father to let her train as a VAD nurse and start work in the local hospital. However, a few strange events with patients in the hospital (Sasha has visions and premonitions of death) lead to her father preventing her from working there any longer.

But Sasha won't give up... And her visions get stronger and become more personal... There's just something that Sasha has to do.

My only criticism is that the paragraphs about Sasha's visions and dreams are not as clear and well-constructed as the rest of the novel. This is probably intentional, but annoys me just slightly. If you enjoy this and want to read a real life account try Vera Brittain's "Testament of Youth" and "Letters from a Lost Generation". Although "Foreshadowing" is aimed at older children, this is equally readable by adults as well! I can recommend it.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 4 Jul 2005
By charlottestar (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
  
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This is an astonishing and amazing read. It's dark and filled with death. Excellent details about the horrors of the first world war and the trenches. The wastefulness of the war.

Alexandra is a girl who sees the future and she sees such tragedy that she feels she must try and stop it but is the future already written and what can a young girl, like her, do in the middle of a war?
This is a stunning novel. I couldn't put it down.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Haunting and fanastic, 8 Oct 2006
This book is quite gothic in some parts, sad in others and it captures the horror and brutality of war perfectly. It shows the dilemmas of Sasha a young woman with an extraordinary gift in the WW1. Sasha can tell how and when people are going to die, and when her two brothers go to war, she has to use her psychic abilities to save their lives. This book was so good that I read it in one day- I could not put it down. There must have been so much research on the part of the author to make this book as realistic and powerful as it is. An excellent read for teenage boys ang girls alike.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful weaving of myth and history
This is my second Sedgwick, and I'm eagerly working my way through more. What a wonderful and layered writer he is. Read more
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i love marcus sedgewick, he is a remarcable writer but for one flaw: his books are too short! i really wish he would continue them further instead of ending them so abruptly.
Published on 16 Sep 2007 by A. Addison

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The way he writes, is so remarkable and gripping. I think it could basically hold a whole story together alone, the book was amazing, there's so much emotion, meaning, power he's... Read more
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This was a really excellent novel incorporating the horrors of warfare in the fist world war, with an interesting slant on premonitions and foreshadowing of death... Read more
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A really great book that made you think about what it would be like to be in those circumstances. How you would feel if you knew that someone was going to die. Read more
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