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008 020425s2002 nyu 000 1 eng
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050 00 $aPR6052.A64876$bB44 2002
082 00 $a823/.914$221
100 1 $aBarker, Nicola,$d1966-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94013680
245 10 $aBehindlings :$ba novel /$cNicola Barker.
250 $a1st American ed.
260 $aNew York :$bEcco,$c2002.
263 $a0212
300 $a535 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
520 1 $a"Spurting with kinetic energy, nasty wit, and kindness to animals, Wesley ought to be a star. Or so it seems to the "Behindlings" - followers who nip at his heels, turn up everywhere he goes, and lie in wait for him around every corner. And they themselves make quite an ensemble as they join a treasure hunt in their tiny English town.
520 8 $aThey skulk through the dreary streets of Canvey Island, gathering their own scabby intentions, irritating habits, and weird manners, but they bury all differences in the common pursuit of their true prize, their Wesley.".
520 8 $a"Then there are those who simply stay put. While Wesley and his followers are forever on the move, Katherine Turpin lies defiantly isolated in the bed she makes for herself, while outside her failings are broadcast to all, even painted on walls - though the curious and the weak still return to her door and her garden of hydrangeas.
520 8 $aAnd when one of the newest Behindlings, Jo Bean, turns from watching Wesley to confront Katherine, much of what has been cobbled together for altogether too long comes very undone. A January cold snap produces an uncommon amount of heat and light, and the flurry that follows stirs up an unnerving blend of orphans, messing about in boats, and one unforgettable heron."--BOOK JACKET.
852 00 $boff,glx$hPR6052.A64876$iB44 2002