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As 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 be the scarred pop-star who wants her face? Glamour and fame are not always what they seem. 31 Jan 2008.
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Synopsis
Sara's Face by Melvin Burgess
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.
Reviews
'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
About the Author
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Melvin Burgess was born in Sussex in 1954. He did poorly at school and after a short period training as a journalist had a number of odd jobs and was unemployed for much of the time. His first book, The Cry of ther Wolf, was published in 1990, and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. He has since won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award for his controversial novel, Junk, The Lancashire Children's Book Award for Bloodtide and the LA Times Best Young Adult Book of the Year award for Doing It. His work has been widely adapted for stage and TV, and he has built up a reputation for controversial, hard-hitting books dealing with themes ranging from sex and drugs to adaptions of Norse mythology. Melvin lives and works in Manchester. He has two children, Oliver and Pearl.
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Book Info
Format
Paperback
256 pages Interest Age: From 12
Author
Melvin Burgess
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Publisher
Puffin
Publication
date
22nd September 2007
ISBN
9780141316321
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