

Lifeling
Author: Kirsty Applebaum
Narrator: David Dawson
Unabridged: 5 hr 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 04/12/2022
Author: Kirsty Applebaum
Narrator: David Dawson
Unabridged: 5 hr 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 04/12/2022
Kirsty Applebaum was born in Essex, England, and grew up in Hampshire. She’s had a wide variety of jobs including bookselling, railway re-signaling, picking stones off conveyor belts, putting lids on perfume bottles, and teaching Pilates. She now lives with her husband on top of a hill in Winchester. Kirsty is also the author of The Middler. Follow her on Twitter @KirstyApplebaum.
It took me a couple of tries to get into this unusual story, but once I did I was hooked. Set on the outskirts of a small, clearly English town called Farstoke, Lifeling Lonny can bring animals and people back from the brink of death - at the cost of his own years. Lonny feels trapped in his own hom......more
Beautifully written first person middle grade voice. Original story concept.......more
WHAT was that ending? Maybe I’m just a terrible person idk but I really don’t like how Lonnie’s character arc was framed.......more
I've had a lot of time for Kirsty Applebaum's previous work, so when Nosy Crow sent me a proof of The Life And Time of Lonny Quicke, I was fascinated to see what she did with it. The premise is remarkable: what would happen if you could save a life with the touch of your hand -and what if it meant t......more
Heartwrenching and emotionally INTENSE. I don't know if I enjoyed it, exactly - because I was SO upset for the main character for so much of the book! - but I was utterly compelled by it from the first chapter to the last, and I will absolutely be reading more of Kirsty Applebaum's books! Utterly dr......more
“[A] gripping drama full of intense emotion [with a] thought-provoking premise musing on life, love, and sacrifices made for others.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Slightly older fantasy fans will be dazzled…This is a book to keep the reader thinking long after it's finished.” The Guardian (London)
“Applebaum’s third novel confirms her as one of the most exciting new voices in children’s fiction, exploring complex moral dilemmas—what does it mean to live a full life?—through the prism of worlds almost like our own.” The Bookseller