Mind the Gap, George Tombs
Mind the Gap, George Tombs
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Mind the Gap
A Novel

Author: George Tombs

Narrator: George Tombs

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2019


Synopsis

Fighting against incredible odds, Richard Grey’s life from the age of seven is an epic struggle against the eccentric behaviour of people and cats around him, whether at home, at school or in the outside world. In this coming-of-age novel, readers embark on a moving journey, witnessing Richard’s best, heart-felt attempts to survive everyday life. Readers meet a cast of colourful, off the wall characters, discovering how Richard gets through university and becomes a journalist, while searching all the while for true love.This audiobook won the Wild Card Award at the 2020 San Francisco Book Festival. The novel also won the 2020 Reader Views Award for Best Humor/Satire of the Year.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joshua on July 01, 2008

I've been really looking forward to reading this book. It's a collaboration between two authors that I admire, Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon. Also, Mind the Gap has been touted as the next Neverwhere which is high praise indeed- praise that in the end is totally misplaced. Frankly, this book......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on March 08, 2024

Set in a very convincing London (ancient and modern), Mind the Gap is a fast-paced teen paranormal mystery where echoes of N.K Jemisin and Charles Dickens blend with history and a touch of magic, and a gang of teenage kids take in one new member, Jazz, without knowing how she will change their lives......more

Goodreads review by Carien on October 09, 2010

I got very mixed feelings about this book. The story starts out really suspenseful and exciting, but then suddenly turns into some kind of Oliver Twist in the Underground as Jazz meets some people who're not as much persons as rather grotesk caricatures. I was really waiting for the moment Jazz woul......more

Goodreads review by Thee_ron_clark on July 03, 2009

This story revolves around a girl who returns home from school to find her mother murdered and the people who have been watching over her and her mother responsible for the murder and waiting for her as well. The girl, Jazz realizes she must find a safe haven to avoid the powerful group that is hunti......more