Dogs of the Deadlands

- Reviews -

' This book! It broke my heart and then splintered it back together again. Full of hope and love and wildness. Can' t even describe the plot but it has dogs and wolves and it' s set in the aftermath of Chernobyl. It' s just MAGNIFICENT. Imagine Watership Down meets The Animals of Farthing Wood but fiercer. ' -- Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear ' Steeped in Richard Adams' Plague Dogs and Watership Down, yet wearing all the hallmarks of Barry Hines at his finest, Dogs of the Deadlands is a wonderful thing. It moved me and stayed with me for an awfully long time. ' -- Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls ' I was completely blown away by this brilliant, beautiful story. I was propelled back to reading Watership Down as an eight year old - this gave me that same feeling of having been indelibly changed by a story. It' s a rare and special thing for a book to do. ' -- Catherine Bruton, author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria ' Raw, unflinching, and blisteringly well written, Dogs of the Deadlands is already certain to be one of my books of the year! Just WOW. ' -- A. M. Howell, author of The Garden of Lost Secrets ' A truly unforgettable tale of hope in the wilderness. This story feels classic, timeless. It will be read and read and read and loved by so many readers for a long time to come. ' -- Keith Gray, author of Ostrich Boys ' Dogs of the Deadlands is extraordinary - exciting, brutal, heartbreaking, it carries you along with every howl, every bite and every moment of joy. Wonderful!' -- Alastair Chisholm, author of Orion Lost ' Beautifully written and emotionally devastating. ' -- Bookseller, Most Anticipated Children' s & YA titles 2022 ' This is a powerful novel about how people' s lives can change in an instant, and how the animals affected by human disaster learn to survive. . . a tense, thought-provoking drama whose descriptions of animal life are reminiscent of Watership Down. Rock the Boat is publishing a sumptuous hardback edition. ' -- Charlotte Eyre * Bookseller, One to Watch * ' Loved Dogs of the Deadlands - swept along by the story - powerful telling of dogs' survival in the wilds against the backdrop of Chernobyl and the spaces humans left behind. ' -- Gill Lewis, author of A Street Dog Named Pup Praise for Anthony McGowan:' The Carnegie medal winner McGowan is superb at stories about children who do not have all the advantages. ' Sunday Times' McGowan' s prose is beautiful in its brevity and devastating in its emotional impact. ' Bookseller

- Author Bio -

Anthony McGowan is one of the most widely acclaimed YA authors in the UK. His books have won numerous major awards, most recently the CILIP Carnegie medal in 2020. He lives in London, with his wife, two children and dog, and is available for events.

- Full Details -

Status:	Active
ISBN-13:	9780861543267
Published:	1 Sep 2022
Published In:	United Kingdom
Imprint:	Rock the Boat
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Format:	Paperback
Height:	201mm
Width:	135mm
Pages:	1

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