Book description
At the start of his school holidays, Danny Delaney is looking forward
to a trouble-free summer. But when his mother returns home one
afternoon, flanked by two policemen, he knows that something terrible
has happened.
Mrs Delaney has accidentally hit a small boy with her car. The boy
is in a coma at the local hospital and nobody knows if he will ever
wake up.
Consumed by guilt, Danny's mother closes herself off, while Danny
and his father are left to pick up the pieces of their fractured family.
Told in John Boyne's unique style from the point of view of a
twelve-year-old boy, The Dare is a brilliantly compelling story
about how one moment can change a family forever.
John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of six
novels, including the international bestseller The Boy In The
Striped Pyjamas, which won two Irish Book Awards, was
shortlisted for the British Book Award and has recently been made into
a Miramax feature film. His novels are published in over 30 languages.
He lives in Dublin.
www. johnboyne. com
