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The Messenger

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By Markus Zusak
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Ed Kennedy, a cab driver with little ambition and a knack for fumbling through life, stumbles upon a mysterious set of playing cards after heroically stopping a bank robbery. Each card sends him on a mission to protect, survive, dig deep, or feel deeply within his suburban town. As Ed becomes the messenger, his ordinary existence transforms into an extraordinary journey filled with challenges and self-discovery.
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Ed Kennedy – cab-driving prodigy, pathetic card player and useless at sex – shares coffee with his dog and is in nervous love with Audrey. His life is one of suburban routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.

That's when the first ace turns up and Ed becomes The Messenger.

PROTECT THE DIAMONDS
SURVIVE THE CLUBS
DIG DEEP THROUGH SPADES
FEEL THE HEARTS

Chosen to care, he travels through town, helping and hurting, until only one question remains. Where are the messages coming from?

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ISBN: 9781761263811

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 March 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Pan Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 312g

Pages: 396

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Markus Zusak is the bestselling author of six novels, including Bridge of Clay, The Book Thief and The Messenger. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, to both popular and critical acclaim. He lives in Sydney with his wife and two children.

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