Relativity
by:
Antonia Hayes (author)
Twelve-year-old Ethan Forsythe, an exceptionally talented boy obsessed with physics and astronomy, has been raised alone by his mother in Sydney, Australia. Claire, a former professional ballerina, has been a wonderful parent to Ethan, but he’s becoming increasingly curious about his father’s...
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Twelve-year-old Ethan Forsythe, an exceptionally talented boy obsessed with physics and astronomy, has been raised alone by his mother in Sydney, Australia. Claire, a former professional ballerina, has been a wonderful parent to Ethan, but he’s becoming increasingly curious about his father’s absence in his life. Claire is fiercely protective of her talented, vulnerable so
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781501105074 (1501105078)
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
This is a heartbreaking story of a family, but it is tinged with hope for the possible. I am a fan of stories where parents are portrayed as struggling, harried people, having myself struggled and been harried as a parent. 12-year-old Ethan seems much too wise for his years, but Hayes’ lyrical writi...
Actual rating 3.5I did enjoy the book. The story was good and I found the characters engaging. I am also really familiar with the locations in the book so it was very easy to visualise the events of the book.But there was a spark missing for me. The only way I can describe it is the writing was flat...