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The Electric Telepath

The Electric Telepath

Elijah longs to be a scientist, to follow in the footsteps of his heroes. But as a member of the Horebite church such dreams will never be possible. Instructed by his father and his church to listen for The Still, Small Voice that will inform his life, Elijah finds himself trapped between a modern world and an ancient belief system; until the discovery of his hidden scientific apparatus brings these two worlds together with unexpected results . . .

Reviews

  • "Quite wonderful . . . Jan Mark is one of the best children's writers of the age"

    Will Cohu, Daily Telegraph

  • "This is a compelling read which encapsulates po-faced beliefs, humour and a community of wonderful characters"

    Mary Arrigan, Sunday Tribune

  • "There is always a great deal of subtle pleasure to be had in reading a book by Jan Mark"

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  • "A morality tale with a light touch . . . A gentle comedy with a serious side, often wittily inventive in the time-honoured Jan Mark manner"

    Books for Keeps

  • "A good example of Jan Mark's expertise . . . The narrative is good, the characters and the dialogue are convincing and the ending "open""

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About the Author

Jan Mark

Jan Mark was born in Welwyn, Hertfordshire in 1943. She grew up in North London and Kent. She was educated at the Ashford County Grammar School and the Canterbury College of Art. She became a teacher at a North Kent secondary school and started writing in 1974. In the early 1980s Jan became Writer in Residence in the education department of the Oxford Polytechnic, now called Oxford Brookes University, and went on to write over 50 novels, plays and short stories. She is best known for her children's books and won the Carnegie Medal in 1976 for Thunder and Lightnings and for Handles in 1983. She died in 2006.

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