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Author and newspaper reviews of my book Sky High
My favourite dscription of Sky High is: ‘Gritty, erotic and emotionally intense’ from a review in Pubisher's Weekly.
But there are others that I'm proud of:
Praise from authors for Sky High
(Falconer) writes with astonishing wit
Joanne Harris – author of Chocolat How cool is that? ;-)
Having read primrose Hill, Falconer's first book, I moved on to this and found it EVEN BETTER. Laughed out loud and cried even louder. So evocative. Teenage boys are human - who knew?
Kate Kerrigan – author of Ellis Isand
What the newspaper reviews said about Sky High
Gritty, erotic and emotionally intense. Ferdia is seduced by a female teacher. At 33, Cassandra is more than twice Ferdia's age, and her domineering manner and sexual appetite make his head spin. Meanwhile, his best mate, Matt, who writes inspired punk lyrics for their tower block band, is spiraling downwards. Falconer has no moral to preach, and her story is blackly humorous.
Publishers Weekly
A terrific second novel that gracefully spans several unlikely genres. It's a bildungsroman, a horror story, an anti-romance, a rocker's manifesto and an astute social comedy.
Sky High has a classic feel, perhaps because it adheres to the conventions of tragedy, which arguably find a modern equivalent in the horror genre.
The New York Times
Ferdia ricochets by bus between his divorced parents - but they are the least of his troubles. He is more worried about the kids who keep taunting him that he is sleeping with his English teacher, Cassandra. And he is even more worried about the fact that they're right. It is intense - but its intensity comes from its claustrophobia, its brutal street language and its vivid depiction of a grimy, tactile world.
The Guardian
Sky High depicts love, sex and violence in a forbidden relationship set against an urban landscape.
Literature Matters - British Council
But there are others that I'm proud of:
Praise from authors for Sky High
(Falconer) writes with astonishing wit
Joanne Harris – author of Chocolat How cool is that? ;-)
Having read primrose Hill, Falconer's first book, I moved on to this and found it EVEN BETTER. Laughed out loud and cried even louder. So evocative. Teenage boys are human - who knew?
Kate Kerrigan – author of Ellis Isand
What the newspaper reviews said about Sky High
Gritty, erotic and emotionally intense. Ferdia is seduced by a female teacher. At 33, Cassandra is more than twice Ferdia's age, and her domineering manner and sexual appetite make his head spin. Meanwhile, his best mate, Matt, who writes inspired punk lyrics for their tower block band, is spiraling downwards. Falconer has no moral to preach, and her story is blackly humorous.
Publishers Weekly
A terrific second novel that gracefully spans several unlikely genres. It's a bildungsroman, a horror story, an anti-romance, a rocker's manifesto and an astute social comedy.
Sky High has a classic feel, perhaps because it adheres to the conventions of tragedy, which arguably find a modern equivalent in the horror genre.
The New York Times
Ferdia ricochets by bus between his divorced parents - but they are the least of his troubles. He is more worried about the kids who keep taunting him that he is sleeping with his English teacher, Cassandra. And he is even more worried about the fact that they're right. It is intense - but its intensity comes from its claustrophobia, its brutal street language and its vivid depiction of a grimy, tactile world.
The Guardian
Sky High depicts love, sex and violence in a forbidden relationship set against an urban landscape.
Literature Matters - British Council
