IN BLOOM
Book ID/图书代码： 06580112B58035
English Summary/英文概要： Francis Wootton’s first memory is of Kurt Cobain’s death, and there have since been other hardships much closer to home. At fifteen years old he already knows all about loss and rejection - and to top it all off he has a permanently broke big brother, a grandma with selective memory (and very selective social graces) and a mum who’s at best an acquired taste. Francis has grown used to figuring life out on his own. But when he is diagnosed with leukaemia that wide-open future suddenly narrows, and a whole new world of worry presents itself. There’s the horror of being held back a year at school... the threat of imminent baldness. But he hadn’t reckoned on meeting Amber - fierce, tough, one-of-a-kind - and finding a reason to tackle it all - the good, the bad, and everything in between - head on.
"This is an honest, sometimes very painful, often extremely funny and always uplifting novel that really touched my heart . . . I was completely under Matthew Crow’s spell. This short novel is just perfectly brilliant and I will recommend ’In Bloom’ to all readers, young and old." Anne Cater, ’Random Things Through My Letterbox’ blog
"A moving and wonderfully witty tale... There are certain possible joys in reading and one of them is finding a book that is genuinely - without labouring to be so - funny... This excellent book is worth anyone’s time." Daily Telegraph
"In Bloom is a compelling story with three-dimensional characters, a powerful dramatic momentum and a convincingly sad denouement. I hope that some imaginative cinema producer is already taking out his cheque book." Books for Keeps
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 弗朗西斯•伍顿的第一个记忆是库尔•特科班的死亡，还面临着接近家的其他困难。在十五岁的时候他就知道所有关于失去和拒绝的事情——更糟糕的是，他有一个永远瘫痪的大哥，患有选择性记忆（尤其是有选择性的社交礼仪）的奶奶，以及有后天嗜好的妈妈。弗朗西斯已经习惯依靠自己成长了。但是，当他被确诊为白血病时，原本敞开的未来突然变窄了，一个全新的充满担忧的世界出现了。有留级的恐惧……还有秃顶的威胁。但是他还没有做好面临危险的准备——暴力、艰难之类的——并找到一个理由来解决这一切——好的、坏的，或者介于两者之间的——勇往直前。
“这是一个诚实，有时很痛苦，其实非常有趣，并且总是令人振奋的小说，真正触动了我的内心。我已经完全沉浸在马克•修罗的文字中了。这篇短篇小说太完美了，我向所有读者，不管是青年还是老年都推荐《盛开》。”——安妮•凯特，“通过我信箱的随机东西”的博客的博主
“一个感人并奇妙风趣的故事……在阅读过程中还会得到某些乐趣，其中之一是发现这本书——没有哪本书做到如此地步——很有趣。这本出色的书值得任何人花时间读一读。”——每日电讯报
“《盛开》是一个引人注目的故事，有非常立体的人物，戏剧化的发展，令人信服的悲伤结局。我希望有一些富有想象力的电影制片人已经掏出支票簿准备投资了。”——图书收藏（LNL）
Awards/获奖情况：入围了2014年WeRead奖。
Shortlisted for the WeRead Prize 2014
Wow. Matthew Crow is an extremely funny writer and Francis Wootton is the best fictional teenager since Adrian Mole. Full of brilliant, bittersweet moments, full of all the love and pains and embarrassments and delusions of growing up. Read In Bloom right now. It will improve your life. (Matt Haig, author of The Humans)
Some writers are just born... Begin enjoying Matthew Crow now. (Jonathan Trigell, author of Boy A)
Matthew Crow writes brightly with verve and a great sense of fun (Northern Echo)
Matthew Crow writes with so much heart that In Bloom practically beats as you read it… In Bloom floored me. It became my primary relationship, people faded around me, emails remained unwritten, shops literally flooded and no friend seemed quite as interesting or engaging as the characters in the book… Matthew Crow has created an original teenage hero to join the ranks of the great. Engaging, ridiculous and brilliant all at once. Whether you are 14 or 40, run to your nearest bookshop and treat yourself to a copy at once. (Tamara Tales on Moon Lane Bookshop)
This is an honest, sometimes very painful, often extremely funny and always uplifting novel that really touched my heart . . . I was completely under Matthew Crow’s spell. This short novel is just perfectly brilliant and I will recommend In Bloom to all readers, young and old. (Anne Cater ’Random Things Through My Letterbox’ blog)
A moving and wonderfully witty tale…There are certain possible joys in reading and one of them is finding a book that is genuinely – without labouring to be so – funny… This excellent book is worth anyone’s time. (Telegraph)
In Bloom is a compelling story with three-dimensional characters, a powerful dramatic momentum and a convincingly sad denouement. I hope that some imaginative cinema producer is already taking out his cheque book (Books for Keeps)
About the Author/作者介绍： Matthew Crow was born and raised in Newcastle. Having worked as a freelance journalist since his teens he has contributed to a number of publications including the Independent on Sunday and the Observer. He has written two novels for adults. The second, My Dearest Jonah, was nominated for the Dylan Thomas Prize. In Bloom is his first book for children.
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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Gallimard Jeunesse for French rights
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