Rook: A poignant, beautifully written novella about growing up and family. A companion piece to the hugely successful Brock and Pike, McGowan warms ... and Kenny.: Book 3 (The Truth of Things)

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Review Anthony McGowan s Rook [is] a super-readable tale of two brothers and a wounded bird. ... Lucid and sharp as broken glass, it s a book filled with raw, elemental emotion. --The Guardian About the Author Anthony McGowan worked as a nightclub bouncer, civil servant and Open University tutor in Philosophy before becoming a writer. He published his first novel for teenagers, Hellbent, in 2005. It was described by The Times as a 'brilliantly nauseating thriller.' His other books for teenagers include Henry Tumour and The Knife that Killed Me, the latter of which was adapted into a film.