Book description
Ten-year-old Danny knows he's going somewhere, but he just doesn't
know where. On his way he . . .
. . . flattens a stuffed otter (with a three-holed brick)
. . . messes with a dog called The Beast (who bites kids' willies
off)
and feeds biscuits to blue Louis (who puts the 'poo' into poodle).
But however far or fast he goes, Danny can't outrun the memories
that have chased him ever since his identical twin brother died. Where
can Danny hide when every day his own face reminds him of Finn? And
where can Danny go when everywhere the shadows of his past stretch to
forever?
The poignant story of a bereaved boy who embarks on an emotional
journey - and ultimately finds his way home.
Tom Kelly is Irish and lives in Hereford with his wife and
two daughters. He has had scripts performed on BBC Radio and at the
Young Vic theatre. His first radio play won a Writers' Guild prize and
was pick of the week in the Guardian and The Times. The Thing with
Finn is his debut novel.
