{"product_id":"9780007439744_twenty-four-hours","title":"Twenty-Four Hours","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompelling drama in which 17-year-old Ellis comes to terms with the meaning of death…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllis is an ordinary 17-year-old; someone who’s planning to finish school and go to university like any other teenager. The difference is that four months ago, his best friend Simon killed himself. Still – that was four months ago. Ellis has now ‘got over it’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept, of course, he hasn’t. Returning to his home town, he gets drawn into a situation in which the ‘old’ Ellis would never have become embrangled. He gatecrashes a party and persuaded to ‘rescue’ two sisters – Ursa and Leo, driving them back to the Land of Smiles – the ex-motel where they live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom that moment on, nothing is the same again. The story is narrated hour-by-hour, as Ellis packs a life-time of experiences into the next twenty-four hours. Giving in to high spirits and booze, Ellis wakes next morning in a strange bed, with a stonking hangover and a shaven head! He learns that a child has been kidnapped, and is persuaded to help in her rescue…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a bizarre, surreal and powerful novel in which the reader is taken on the same roller-coaster ride as Ellis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margaret Mahy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284946141333,"sku":"9780007439744","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007439744.jpg?v=1776992214","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007439744_twenty-four-hours","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}