Farewell Summer Ray Bradbury is a science fiction book that brings together speculative ideas, technology, and future possibilities. It is suited to readers interested in speculative storytelling, imaginative technology, and questions about possible futures.
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A poignant and brilliant sequel to Dandelion Wine from the author of Fahrenheit 451 In Green Town Illinois, Douglas Spaulding is in the midst of a small civil war with the old pitted against the young in this, the second book in Bradbury’s semi-fictionalised account of his childhood. As the school board’s figure of authority Mr Calvin C. Quartermain attempts to outwit the boys at every turn, their antics increase and become ever more daring and mischevious. Once the shadow of winter draws across Green Town, the boys quickly realise that their enemy is not so much the senior members of their own community, but rather time itself which is ever ebbing away, just beyond the reach of their most daring trick yet: a bold attempt to sabotage the town’s clock. **
Review
"[B]eautiful imagery and well-crafted prose." -- Chicago Sun-Times
"[B]eautiful imagery and well-crafted prose."--Chicago Sun-Times
"An intriguing coda to one of Bradbury's classics. "--Kirkus Reviews
"Bradbury remains a master of inspired storytelling . . . The long-awaited, rewarding conclusion to an American classic."--Rocky Mountain News
"Poignant, wise...Bradbury's mature but fresh return to his beloved early writing conveys a depth of feeling."--Publishers Weekly
"Creepier than [Dandelion Wine] but retains the elegiac tone and lovely descriptions of 1920s boyhood."--Library Journal
"A touching meditation on memories, aging, and the endless cycle of birth and death."--Booklist
[B]eautiful imagery and well-crafted prose. --Chicago Sun-Times"
An intriguing coda to one of Bradbury s classics. --Kirkus Reviews"
Creepier than [Dandelion Wine] but retains the elegiac tone and lovely descriptions of 1920s boyhood. --Library Journal"
Synopsis
A poignant and brilliant sequel to Dandelion Wine from the author of Fahrenheit 451 In Green Town Illinois, Douglas Spaulding is in the midst of a small civil war with the old pitted against the young in this, the second book in Bradbury's semi-fictionalised account of his childhood. As the school board's figure of authority Mr Calvin C. Quartermain attempts to outwit the boys at every turn, their antics increase and become ever more daring and mischevious. Once the shadow of winter draws across Green Town, the boys quickly realise that their enemy is not so much the senior members of their own community, but rather time itself which is ever ebbing away, just beyond the reach of their most daring trick yet: a bold attempt to sabotage the town's clock.
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