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The Electric

Andrew David Barker

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Description:"Barker is a modern day Bradbury. The Electric is a book full of magic and nostalgia and emotion." – Mark Allan Gunnells“A beautiful novel about love, friendships, movies, ghosts, and loss, allwrapped up in an 80s-set coming-of-age tale.” – Mark West'The perfect mix of the supernatural, Spielbergian kids on bikes and lashings of ‘80s nostalgia make The Electric truly electrifying. If you miss this book you are missing a treat.' - David Irons'Absorbing, resonant, emotionally satisfying and quite magical' - Stephen Volk'Eloquent, shimmering writing unfurls a haunting story of childhood, grief and obsession' – Simon Clark“This is an extraordinary book, a beautiful tale of loss, of teenagealienation.” – David Dubrow, The Ginger Nuts of Horror site'I adored every line. I can’t recommend it highly enough... Book of the Year!' - The Eloquent Page‘The Electric is an impressive first novel. Andrew David Barker’s style is whimsical and nostalgic, and the work reads like the haziest recollections of a childhood long since gone.’ - Starburst Magazine‘The Electric is more than a book – just as its namesake is more than a cinema – it’s an experience to dive into and wallow in. It’s a link to the past and a way to think about what’s really important about life. Its heart beats beautiful pulses of nostalgia and grief, but it is full of affirmation too: the joy of discovery; the value of insight; the depths of friendship, love and family ties, and the powerful cement of a shared experience.’ - Geek Syndicate10th Anniversary Edition of the acclaimed supernatural, coming-of-age, Spielbergian novel.Featuring a special Introduction by Stephen Volk (Ghostwatch, The Awakening, The Dark Masters Trilogy) and an all-new Afterword by the author.In the summer of 1985, fifteen-year-old Sam Crowhurst discovers an old abandoned cinema that screens movies made by ghosts, for ghosts.Sam, along with his friends, Emma and David, find themselves drawn into a world where the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Lon Chaney, and Theda Bara are still making pictures; where Harold Lloyd and John Belushi team up for roustabout comedies, and Karloff and Lugosi appear in films scripted by Edgar Allan Poe. Sam comes to learn the mysteries of the Electric cinema and his part to play in its long and strange history.THE ELECTRIC is about movies, ghosts, and that ephemeral moment in all of our lives, childhood.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Electric. To get started finding The Electric, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 308

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Northern Republic

Release: 2023

ISBN

Description: "Barker is a modern day Bradbury. The Electric is a book full of magic and nostalgia and emotion." – Mark Allan Gunnells“A beautiful novel about love, friendships, movies, ghosts, and loss, allwrapped up in an 80s-set coming-of-age tale.” – Mark West'The perfect mix of the supernatural, Spielbergian kids on bikes and lashings of ‘80s nostalgia make The Electric truly electrifying. If you miss this book you are missing a treat.' - David Irons'Absorbing, resonant, emotionally satisfying and quite magical' - Stephen Volk'Eloquent, shimmering writing unfurls a haunting story of childhood, grief and obsession' – Simon Clark“This is an extraordinary book, a beautiful tale of loss, of teenagealienation.” – David Dubrow, The Ginger Nuts of Horror site'I adored every line. I can’t recommend it highly enough... Book of the Year!' - The Eloquent Page‘The Electric is an impressive first novel. Andrew David Barker’s style is whimsical and nostalgic, and the work reads like the haziest recollections of a childhood long since gone.’ - Starburst Magazine‘The Electric is more than a book – just as its namesake is more than a cinema – it’s an experience to dive into and wallow in. It’s a link to the past and a way to think about what’s really important about life. Its heart beats beautiful pulses of nostalgia and grief, but it is full of affirmation too: the joy of discovery; the value of insight; the depths of friendship, love and family ties, and the powerful cement of a shared experience.’ - Geek Syndicate10th Anniversary Edition of the acclaimed supernatural, coming-of-age, Spielbergian novel.Featuring a special Introduction by Stephen Volk (Ghostwatch, The Awakening, The Dark Masters Trilogy) and an all-new Afterword by the author.In the summer of 1985, fifteen-year-old Sam Crowhurst discovers an old abandoned cinema that screens movies made by ghosts, for ghosts.Sam, along with his friends, Emma and David, find themselves drawn into a world where the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Lon Chaney, and Theda Bara are still making pictures; where Harold Lloyd and John Belushi team up for roustabout comedies, and Karloff and Lugosi appear in films scripted by Edgar Allan Poe. Sam comes to learn the mysteries of the Electric cinema and his part to play in its long and strange history.THE ELECTRIC is about movies, ghosts, and that ephemeral moment in all of our lives, childhood.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Electric. To get started finding The Electric, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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