The Swing by Britta Teckentrup fear of change "Susanna Clarke's astonishing Piranesi proves

"Susanna Clarke's astonishing Piranesi proves she's one of the greatest novelists writing today

With too much stuff

and been nominated thirty-one times for the Nobel Prize in Literature

Purple Martin

Pub Date: March 15

The Swing by Britta Teckentrup fear of change "Susanna Clarke's astonishing Piranesi provesBritta Teckentrup's latest book for children of every age is a poetic masterpiece about the passage of time. A swing on a hill overlooking the water is at the center of this lovely meditation on childhood, growing older, friendship and loss. "The swing has always been in this place ever since I can remember," declares the narrator. "Here we stood together, looking out to sea, waiting for something to change. . . for something new, something exciting.