The Crossroads - Softcover

Niccolo Ammaniti

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ISBN 10: 1847670377 ISBN 13: 9781847670373

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd, 2009

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Cristiano is thirteen. Home life is far from perfect, and when his drink-sozzled father and two reprobate friends come up with a plan to rob a bank, Cristiano sees the chance of a better life. But as a tremendous storm brews that night, the perfect crime will have shocking consequences for all involved. And Cristiano must put childhood behind him once and for all.

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The prize-winning international bestseller from the author of I'm Not Scared

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The prize-winning international bestseller from the author of I'm Not Scared

Cristiano is thirteen. His home is far from perfect. When his father and two friends come up with a plan to rob a bank, Cristiano sees the chance of a better life. On the night they set the plan in motion a tremendous storm brews.

Cristiano will have to put childhood behind him once and for all and learn that even perfect crimes have consequences.

'A fearsomely gifted writer . . . Ammaniti has cranked up the volume for his blistering new novel.'
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'Every scene contains a twist.'
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