A Light in the Black

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A Light in the Black
Author Chris Westwood
Cover artist Sophie Williams
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Young Adult
Publisher Penguin Books
Publication date
1989
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 208pp
ISBN 978-0-670-82726-8

A Light in the Black is the first novel by Chris Westwood, a British author of children's and young adult fiction. It was first published in the UK in 1989 by Viking Kestrel (part of the Penguin Group) and in the US in 1991 by HarperCollins Children's Books. Listed in Children's Books Of Year 1990 (ISBN 978-0-86264-307-2. Andersen Press) and short-listed for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 1990.[1]

Reviews

Michael Baldwin, The Guardian: In Chris Westwood's A Light in the Black (Kestrel) a hypnotic stranger drops into town and the locals begin to drop out. Is Mr Stands a zombie, an alien, or just extremely odd? The plot may be as old as the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but the writer is extraordinarily — no, paranormally — compelling, and gives off a very sinister glitter.[2]

References

  1. Author biography
  2. Baldwin, Michael. With Fearful Pleasure, The Guardian, 28 September 1989.
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