Finding Violet Park
Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine is a UK edition published by HarperCollins Children’s in 2010, featuring 207 pages in English. This book follows sixteen-year-old Lucas Swain, who becomes captivated by an urn of ashes left in a cab office. His fascination leads him to believe that the urn’s occupant, Violet Park, is reaching out to him, setting off a journey that intertwines themes of family, loss, and self-discovery.
As Lucas embarks on this quest, he confronts his own identity and the mystery surrounding his absent father. The narrative explores social themes such as grief and bereavement, while also delving into the complexities of family dynamics. Readers will find a unique blend of juvenile fiction and detective elements, as Lucas navigates his emotions and the significance of Violet’s ashes in his life.
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Narrated by the most compelling voice since Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, this is a quirky and original voyage of self-discovery triggered by a lost urn of ashes.
The mini cab office was up a cobbled mews with little flat houses either side. That’s where I first met Violet Park, what was left of her. There was a healing centre next door, a pretty smart name for a place with a battered brown door and no proper door handle and stuck-on wooden numbers in the shape of clowns. The 3 of number 13 was a w stuck on sideways and I thought it was kind of sad and I liked it at the same time.
Sixteen-year-old Lucas Swain becomes intrigued by the urn of ashes left in a cab office. Convinced that its occupant – Violet Park – is communicating with him, he contrives to gain possession of the urn, little realising that his quest will take him on a voyage of self-discovery and identity, forcing him to finally confront what happened to his absent (and possibly dead) father…
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