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The Kings and Queens of Roam By Daniel Wallace

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Title:The Kings and Queens of Roam
Author:Daniel Wallace
Format:Hardcover
Page:288 pages
ISBN:1476703973

From the celebrated author of Big Fish, an imaginative, moving novel about two sisters and the dark legacy and magical town that entwine them.Helen and Rachel McCallister, who live in a town called Roam, are as different as sisters can be Helen older, bitter, and conniving Rachel beautiful, na ve and blind When their parents die an untimely death, Rachel has to rely o From the celebrated author of Big Fish, an imaginative, moving novel about two sisters and the dark legacy and magical town that entwine them.Helen and Rachel McCallister, who live in a town called Roam, are as different as sisters can be Helen older, bitter, and conniving Rachel beautiful, na ve and blind When their parents die an untimely death, Rachel has to rely on Helen for everything, but Helen embraces her role in all the wrong ways, convincing Rachel that the world is a dark and dangerous place she couldn t possibly survive on her own or so Helen believes, until Rachel makes a surprising choice that turns both their worlds upside down.In this new novel, Southern literary master Daniel Wallace returns to the tradition of tall tales and folklore made memorable in his bestselling Big Fish The Kings and Queens of Roam is a wildly inventive, beautifully written, and big hearted tale of family and the ties that bind


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Daniel Wallace is author of five novels, including Big Fish 1998 , Ray in Reverse 2000 , The Watermelon King 2003 , Mr Sebastian and the Negro Magician 2007 , and most recently The Kings and Queens of Roam 2013.He has written one book for children, Elynora, and in 2008 it was published in Italy, with illustrations by Daniela Tordi O Great Rosenfeld , the only book both written and illustra Daniel Wallace is author of five novels, including Big Fish 1998 , Ray in Reverse 2000 , The Watermelon King 2003 , Mr Sebastian and the Negro Magician 2007 , and most recently The Kings and Queens of Roam 2013.He has written one book for children, Elynora, and in 2008 it was published in Italy, with illustrations by Daniela Tordi O Great Rosenfeld , the only book both written and illustrated by the author, has been released in France and Korea and is forthcoming in Italy, but there are not, at this writing, any plans for an American edition His work has been published in over two dozen languages, and his stories, novels and non fiction essays are taught in high schools and colleges throughout this country His illustrations have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Italian Vanity Fair, and many other magazines and books, including Pep Talks, Warnings, and Screeds Indispensible Wisdom and Cautionary Advice for Writers, by George Singleton, and Adventures in Pen Land One Writer s Journey from Inklings to Ink, by Marianne Gingher Big Fish was made into a motion picture of the same name by Tim Burton in 2003, a film in which the author plays the part of a professor at Auburn University He is in fact the J Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English, and director of the Creative Writing Program, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his alma mater Class of 08 He lives with his wife, Laura Kellison Wallace, in Chapel Hill More information about him, his writing, and his illustrations can be found at www.danielwallace.org and www.ogreatrosenfeld.org



thumbnailTitle: The Kings and Queens of Roam
Posted by:Daniel Wallace
Published :2016-04-03T04:28+01:00
From the celebrated author of Big Fish, an imaginative, moving novel about two sisters and the dark legacy and magical town that entwine them.Helen an
The Kings and Queens of Roam
288 pagesDaniel Wallace

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