The Eye of the Sheep
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4.4 • 252 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015
Ned was beside me, his messages running easily through him, with space between each one, coming through him like water. He was the go-between, going between the animal kingdom and this one. I watched the waves as they rolled and crashed towards us, one after another, never stopping, always changing. I knew what was making them come, I had been there and I would always know.
Meet Jimmy Flick. He's not like other kids - he's both too fast and too slow. He sees too much, and too little. Jimmy's mother Paula is the only one who can manage him. She teaches him how to count sheep so that he can fall asleep. She holds him tight enough to stop his cells spinning. It is only Paula who can keep Jimmy out of his father's way. But when Jimmy's world falls apart, he has to navigate the unfathomable world on his own, and make things right.
Sofie Laguna's first novel One Foot Wrong received rave reviews, sold all over the world and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award. In The Eye of the Sheep, her great originality and talent will again amaze and move readers. In the tradition of Room and The Lovely Bones, here is a surprising and brilliant novel from one of our finest writers.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Like another unforgettable book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Australian Sofie Laguna’s The Eye of the Sheep brings us into the mind of an unusual and isolated child. Six-year-old Jimmy’s exuberance and eccentricities gall his volatile father, driving a deeper wedge into his parents’ unhappy marriage. Children’s book writer Laguna—whose first novel for adults, 2008’s One Foot Wrong, was a rousing success—handles painful subject matter with piercing grace. We were deeply moved by her young antihero, hoping against odds that life would meet him with kindness.
Customer Reviews
The Choke
I cannot even say what I loved about this book. I just felt it in my bones.
Powerful, real & unsettling
Wow! What a story! You will not be able to put this down from page 1 until the end. Absolutely gut wrenching & heartbreaking as it’s so real..
Written from a child’s perspective, I don’t think I’ll ever forget little Jimmy Flick!
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Do read this insightful book, even if it will tear you apart at times.