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Before I Die

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Description

Tessa has just a few months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her Ten Things To Do Before I Die list. And Number One is sex. Released from the constraints of 'normal' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa's time finally runs out. "Before I Die" is a brilliantly-crafted novel, heartbreaking yet astonishingly life-affirming. It will take you to the very edge.

Accolades

Winner of Inky Awards: Silver Inky 2008.
Shortlisted for Branford Boase Award 2008.
Shortlisted for Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2008.

Author Biography

Jenny Downham was an actress for many years before concentrating on her writing full-time. She lives in London with her two sons.
Release date NZ
September 10th, 2007
Author
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
No
Imprint
David Fickling Books
Pages
336
Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK
ISBN-13
9780385654012
Product ID
1661679

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