The End of Innocence: or the Journey to Adulthood
- ISBN-10
- 1005195943
- ISBN-13
- 9781005195946
- Series
- The End of Innocence
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 171
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-05-25
- Publisher
- Ken Everett
- Author
- Ken Everett
Description
Twelve-year-old Adam mourns the death of his mother. He is angry and alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in his imagination, he finds reality and fantasy have begun to meld. Adam is violently propelled into a land that is a strange reflection of his own world, populated by heroes and monsters. The story of a young boy named Adam who is struggling with the death of his mother and his father's remarriage to Violet and the two have another child who they name Tommie. As Adam tries to adjust to this new family situation, he hears his books whispering and he often faints. He is soon lured into another world hidden in a crevice in the sunken garden of the family's new home. As he explores this new fantasy world, Adam has many adventures and lives out his own fairy tale. An imaginative tribute to the journey we all must take through the end of innocence into adulthood, Any adult who can remember the moment when childhood began to fade, and for every adult who is about to face this moment. The End of Innocence is a story of hope for those who have lost and for those who will lose. The End of Innocence into adulthood and beyond is about grief and loss, loyalty and love, and the redeeming power of stories. It's a story that reminds us of the enduring power of stories in our lives.
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