Paper used in the production of this book is a natural, recyclable product made from wood grown in sustainable forests. Great fun and just a little bit frightening, gillian crosss beloved characters still holds readers under his hypnotic spell. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. While she is best known for her television work, gillian is fast making carving out a reputation as a novelist. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. They have four children and live in a village in warwickshire. After tomorrow sow and worksheets teaching resources.
This novel, where i belong, by gillian cross, is a book for high fashion lovers and readers who love thrillers. If youre looking for a change, pick up tightrope and read away. When ashley begins to get threatening letters and phone calls from a mysterious stalker, she goes to a local fixer for help, only to find that shes only a pawn in his own machinations. Her life becomes even more complicated when she is stalked by a mysterious man and becomes involved with eddie beale, an unusual and powerful gang. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Gillian cross is currently considered a single author. Gillian began to write books when she was about seven, and finished the first one when she was twentyeight. Gillian went to oxford university, where she studied english, and met and married martin cross. Tightrope is a childrens novel by gillian cross, published in 1999. My thanks to the good people at oup for sending the book. Join facebook to connect with gillian cross and others you may know.
Gillian cross division manager accounting principals. Feel free to use information in any school work, but do not copy for commercial gain. The prime ministers brain, later republished as the demon headmaster and the prime ministers brain 1985. Posted by melanie on august, 2008 november 17, 2010 ashley seems like an allaround wholesome girl. She has to look after her disabled mother fulltime and take care of the house. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Gillian anderson was born in chicago, illinois in 1968. Ashley, the intelligent carer trying to hold onto to her own life as well as looking after her mother. Gillian cross was born in london in 1945, and studied at somerville college, oxford and the university of sussex.
I was doing some work with a charity called cord, putting together an information pack about. Also by gillian cross the lost trilogy the dark ground the black room the nightmare game a map of nowhere born of the sun calling a dead man chartbreak on the edge. When jinny notices that something strange is happening at the house on the edge of town, she takes it into her own hands to. Especially with the supernatural book craze going around, meaningful books like tightrope by gillian cross can easily be overlooked. A twisty, eccentric novel of machiavellian intrigue unravels slightly in the resolution, but fans of the authors previous works pictures in the dark, 1996, etc. She is the author of popular books for older children and young adults. Gillian cross is a prizewinning author of books for young readers. A young boy named tug is kidnapped by a strange couple. That might seem like laughable goal, but cross expounds the views of the organisation in detail, and the free people become all too realistic. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tightrope. Tightrope by gillian cross 20100603 gillian cross on. I cant possibly describe this book as well as it is written. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Kudos to gillian cross for writing something interesting, utterly absorbing and full of tension, and managing to join all these myriad dots in such a positive and progressive way. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Ashley, a fourteenyearold graffiti artist, has many more responsibilities because of her mothers illness. She is married with four children and lives in dorset. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover gillians. She takes care of her very ill mother and doesnt go to parties or get involved with boys. I am 14 and couldnt wait till the end of this book, to hear the outcome of the twisting and captivating plot. She was educated at north london collegiate school, somerville college, oxford and the university of sussex. After tomorrow takes place in england and france, but it started with a picture of boys in africa. Someone, somehow, has broken into the game and has incorporated the pairs deepest, most secret fearsstuarts arachnophobia and miriams recurring, nearly.
Gillian crosss brilliant retellings and neil packers clever illustrations bring to life homers iliad and odyssey, two of the greatest stories ever told. Everything on this site is gillian cross unless otherwise stated. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Gillian anderson is an american actress that made a name for herself in hollywood for her role in the hit television series the xfiles. Miriam and stuart, both 14, are thrilled and honored to be chosen to test the top secret, ultimate new virtual reality game, new world. Although now a fulltime writer who often travels and gives talks in connection with her work, she has had a number of informal jobs including being an assistant to a member of parliament. Gillian cross has been writing childrens books for over twenty years. She copes by being relentlessly cheerful and confident. She is the author of several childrens books, including the popular demon headmaster stories, comprising of.
Buy tightrope by gillian cross from waterstones today. Where i belong, by gillian cross, is about a somali girl who gets discovered by a. She manages quite a lot, and she is very nice, but if you knew this story, you wouldnt. But the games reality proves to be not all virtual. Immediately download the gillian cross summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Awardwinning author gillian cross writes about the inspiration for her latest novel, after tomorrow a dark survival thriller scarily close to home. On the edge by gillian cross and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gillian cross author visit amazons gillian cross page. Before that she took english degrees at oxford and sussex universities, and she had various jobs including working in a bakery and being an assistant to a member of parliament. With a stunning new cover by exciting and talented illustrator hannah horn, this book is being reissued for a new generation of readers to discover and fall in love with. Tightrope by gillian cross meet your next favorite book.
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