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Phantom - Softcover

Kay, Susan

 
9781933626000: Phantom

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"Phantom of the Opera fans no longer need to ponder what was in Erik's past, as Kay has created one for him in this deeply moving, poignant story. . . This sad, but beautiful, novel will be especially popular with [those] who have enjoyed the current musical . . . " – School Library Journal “A MUST READ! Haunting and riveting.”– Rave Reviews “Do we really need another spin-off of Gaston Leroux’s horror tale, The Phantom of the Opera? IF IT’S AS GOOD AS SUSAN KAY’S PHANTOM, YOU BET WE DO! – The Times Picayune “A VICTORY! STAYS WITH YOU AFTER THE LAST PAGE IS TURNED . . .” – Palm Beach Post Phantom From birth, Erik is disfigured, at once blessed and cursed. Inborn genius lifts him to the heights of the mind, but a horrible deformity denies him both his mother’s love and any chance at recognition. He escapes imprisonment to live a life on the run; he kills to be free. Finally, at the Paris Opera House, he encounters beautiful, talented Christine and defies the world and himself in a desperate attempt to love and be loved.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Susan Kay is the award-winning author of LEGACY. She is also an Education graduate, a former teacher, and a mother of two. She lives with her husband in Cheshire, England.

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"A POWERFUL AND MOVING TOUR DE FORCE . . . ADDS A NEW DEPTH AND PERSPECTIVE, MOVING WELL BEYOND THE FAMILIAR BOUNDARIES OF THE STORY. . . . THIS IS A BOOK TO BE SAVORED, a sensual and often poetic exploration of a man s internal conflict between good and evil and of a searth for love amidst darkness and despair . . . beginning with the birth of the horribly disfigured Erik and continuing into the years following his doomed romance with Christine, ending in an unexpected and triumphant redemption . . ." Publisher s Weekly "Phantom of the Opera fans no longer need to ponder what was in Erik's past, as Kay has created one for him in this deeply moving, poignant story. . . This sad, but beautiful, novel will be especially popular with [those] who have enjoyed the current musical . . . " School Library Journal A MOVING RECREATION OF THE BELOVED CLASSIC. The Republic COMPELLING . . . Fiendish fans of the Phantom may froth and foam, believing that no additions to Gaston Leroux s clanky classic, The Phantom of the Opera, need be. But this lively invention . . . should turn foe into friend . . . Even the most unwilling reader will find his defenses pulped and sucked into the flow. Kirkus Reviews A MUST READ! Haunting and riveting. Rave Reviews Do we really need another spin-off of Gaston Leroux s horror tale, The Phantom of the Opera? IF IT S AS GOOD AS SUSAN KAY S PHANTOM, YOU BET WE DO! The Times Picayune A VICTORY! STAYS WITH YOU AFTER THE LAST PAGE IS TURNED . . . Susan Kay s writing is similar to that of popular novelist Anne Rice. It is at times light and witty . . . gripping . . . haunting. Palm Beach Post

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