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Find out moreAs ever, Melvin Burgess makes readers think. Sara signs up for a face transplant but is it her who wants it or, is she being pushed into doing it against her will by the scarred pop-star who wants her face? Glamour and fame are not always what they seem. 31 Jan 2008
Sara Carter wants to be famous. Fame is her obsession. So when legendary rock star Jonathon Heat offers her star training and the cosmetic surgery she thinks she wants, Sara can't believe her dream will come true. But Jonathon Heat doesn't want Sara's talent. Jonathon Heat wants Sara's face. Melvin Burgess is on top form with this chilling, original and topical psychological thriller.
'Genuinely chilling ... a smart satire for our image-obsessed culture' The Telegraph
'Sara's Face is quite unlike anything else I have read this year' Independent
'Thrilling ... it stays with you' Guardian
ISBN: | 9780141316321 |
Publication date: | 31st January 2008 |
Author: | Melvin Burgess |
Publisher: | Puffin |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 256 pages |
Suitable for: | 11+ readers |
Recommendations: | eBooks |
Other Categories: | Bookshelf Essentials |
Melvin Burgess was brought up in Sussex and Berkshire. As a child, his reading included The Wind in the Willows and Gerald Durrell's animal stories. He went on to enjoy The Hobbit and Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast books. A generally unconfident student, he became interested in writing when he was twelve and an English teacher praised one of his stories - "it was about the first time I'd ever done anything that got an A. I was so pleased I never stopped." After leaving school, Melvin moved to Bristol where he worked on occasional jobs, mainly in ...
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