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Highlights
- "[A] COMPELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL TALE . . . A QUICK AND INTRIGUING BOOK WITH A TRULY SATISFYING ENDING.
- About the Author: Guy Burt won the W. H. Smith Young Writers Award when he was twelve.
- 164 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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Book Synopsis
"[A] COMPELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL TALE . . . A QUICK AND INTRIGUING BOOK WITH A TRULY SATISFYING ENDING."-Publishers Weekly
On a spring day in England, six teenagers venture to a neglected part of their school where there is a door to a small windowless cellar. Behind the door, the old stairs have rotted away. A boy unfurls a rope ladder and five descend into The Hole. The sixth closes the door, locks it from the outside, and walks calmly away. The plan is simple: They will spend three days locked in The Hole and emerge to become part of the greatest prank the school has ever seen. But something goes terribly wrong. No one is coming back to let them out . . . ever. Taut and eerie, suspenseful and disturbing, The Hole is a compelling novel of physical endurance, psychological survival, and unforgettable revelations made all the more stunning by its shocking end. "A frighteningly good plot . . . Expertly borrows the horror and tension that made William Golding's Lord of the Flies such a success."
-Metronews "COMPULSIVELY SINISTER."
-The Times (London)
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Review Quotes
"An impressive and chilling debut."
-Cosmopolitan "[A] COMPELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL TALE . . . A QUICK AND INTRIGUING BOOK WITH A TRULY SATISFYING ENDING."
-Publishers Weekly "A frighteningly good plot . . . Expertly borrows the horror and tension that made William Golding's Lord of the Flies such a success."
-Metronews "COMPULSIVELY SINISTER."
-The Times (London)
About the Author
Guy Burt won the W. H. Smith Young Writers Award when he was twelve. He wrote The Hole, his first novel, when he was eighteen. He is also the author of Sophie and The Dandelion Clock. Burt attended Oxford University and taught for three years at Eton. He lives in Oxford.Dimensions (Overall): 5.5 Inches (H) x 8.4 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 164
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Guy Burt
Language: English
Street Date: May 28, 2002
TCIN: 92586326
UPC: 9780345446558
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-2189
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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