The Truth about These Strange Times [Audio CD]

Adam Foulds (Author), Colin Moody (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2009

Saul Dawson-Smith can memorise the sequence of a shuffled deck of cards in under a minute; he can recite pi to a thousand decimal places and he remembers every conversation he's ever had. He is 10-years-old.

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Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

Friendship leads to trouble for Howard, a slow-witted man who befriends a boy who's suffering from headaches and nightmares as he prepares for the world memory championships. Colin Moody's narration emphasizes the absurdity of a 10-year-old competing in such a competition even as the characters face the consequences of taking off on a road trip to escape it. Moody also builds character, especially with the brogue he gives Howard and the petulant, erudite voice he gives the boy. Through small details the novel's atmosphere and the inner worlds of the two protagonists take shape. Foulds's depiction of bleakness juxtaposed with the characters' fears and hopes creates an extreme take on the pressures of contemporary childhood. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Bolinda Publishing (January 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1742144918
• ISBN-13: 978-1742144917
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

More About the Author

Adam Foulds was named Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 2008. He is the author of the novel The Truth About These Strange Times, as well as the narrative poem The Broken Word, which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize the 2008 Costa Poetry Award. He lives in London.