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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is Jonathan Safran Foers heartrending New York novel

In a vase in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key...

The key belonged to his father,



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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is Jonathan Safran Foers heartrending New York novel

In a vase in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key...

The key belonged to his father, hes sure of that. But which of New Yorks 162 million locks does it open?

So begins a quest that takes Oskar
- inventor, letter-writer & amateur detective
- across New Yorks five boroughs & into the jumbled lives of friends, relatives & complete strangers. He gets heavy boots, he gives himself little bruises & he inches ever nearer to the heart of a family mystery that stretches back fifty years. But will it take him any closer to, or even further from, his lost father?

Moving, literary & innovative, perfect for fans of Lorrie Moore & Nicole Krauss, Jonathan Safran Foers Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close was made into a major film starring Tom Hanks & Sandra Bullock, released in 2012.

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New York - A United States State. Commonly known as the Big Apple
Vase - A open container mainly used to hold cut flowers
Key - A physical or virtual device or code used for opening something
Friends - A close associate or a popular US based sitcom about a group of friends
heavy - A concept of weight indicating an item may require some effort to lift or move
Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
Heart - An organ that pumps blood around the body. Usually related to love.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
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Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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