Numbers - Time to Run

Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter hat Jem eine Gabe: zu jeder Person erscheint in ihrem Kopf ein Todesdatum. Es muss etwas Grausames im Anzug sein, wenn die Daten plötzlich identisch sind!

Klappentext Since the day of her mother's death, 15 year-old Jem has kept a secret. When her eyes meet someone else's, she sees a number - the date on which they will die. Life is hard, until she meets a boy called Spider. Suddenly her world seems brighter, but is it really? Queuing for the London Eye, Jem foresees a chain of events that will shatter their lives for ever. Today, everybody's number is up. Zusammenfassung Knowing that nothing lasts forever! Jem avoids relationships! but when she meets a boy called Spider! and they plan a day out together! her life takes a new twist and turn. Waiting for the London Eye! she sees everyone in the queue has the same number - something terrible is going to happen.

Autorentext
Rachel Ward, geboren 1964, wuchs in Surrey südlich von London auf und studierte Geografie in Durham. Erst mit 40 Jahren widmete sie sich dem Schreiben. Auf Anhieb landete ihr Debüt Numbers auf zahlreichen Nominierungslisten englischer Jugendbuchpreise. Die Autorin lebt mit ihrem Mann und ihren Kindern in Bath, England.

Klappentext

A scorching debut and pyschological thriller, perfect for fans of Black Mirror.

Since her mother's death, fifteen-year-old Jem has kept a secret.

When her eyes meet someone else's, a number pops into her head - the date on which they will die.

Knowing that nothing lasts forever, Jem avoids relationships, but when she meets a boy called Spider, and they plan a day out together, her life takes a new twist and turn. Waiting for the London Eye, she sees everyone in the queue has the same number - something terrible is going to happen.

• Over 1,000,000 copies sold worldwide.
  ‘First-time author Rachel Ward is certainly one to watch. But I’d avoid eye-contact if I were you.’ PHILIP ARDAGH, THE GUARDIAN

  'Even the idea of this book gave me chills! How would you like to know someone’s fate just by looking in their eyes? Creepy and original!’ R. L. STINE

  Zusammenfassung
  Knowing that nothing lasts forever, Jem avoids relationships, but when she meets a boy called Spider, and they plan a day out together, her life takes a new twist and turn. Waiting for the London Eye, she sees everyone in the queue has the same number - something terrible is going to happen.