Numbers

Name: Numbers
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Rachel Ward
ISBN: 9781423396338

Author: Rachel Ward

Narrator: Sarah Coomes

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 02/01/2010

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis

Numbers that pop into her head when she looks into someone’s eyes. They’re dates, the numbers. Dates predicting with brute accuracy each person’s death.Burdened by such grim knowledge, Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. Maybe they can find happiness together, if only in the brief time that remains before his expiration date.But on a trip to London, Jem foresees a chilling chain of events:The city’s a target.
The clock’s running out.
The countdown is on to a blowup!

About Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward first won a writer’s award at a regional arts festival, and her prize-winning short story turned into the opening chapter of Numbers, which is her debut novel. She is currently working on the sequel. Rachel lives in Bath, England, with her husband and their two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May

I was pleasantly suprised by this book, I really liked the story and the exploration of the underclasses and labelling in society. The questions asked about the current justice system in Britain and whether or not the police are simply looking for a likely candidate to blame, are often a question fa......more

Goodreads review by Kaisa

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Goodreads review by Jennifer

Rachel Ward has written a really dirty and gritty novel here, one that will stick with me for a while...the ending was packed with a very sad punch...and the last few sentences really left me wanting Numbers 2, The Chaos! So while, I was sure in the beginning this novel was NOT one I would like, thin......more