Author

Publication

2001 - Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

44,250 words, Guess

Page Count

177 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivejohndiamond00garf
  • ISBN-100374324506
  • ISBN-139780374324506
  • LibraryThing254773
  • Goodreads2443908
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Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.G17943 Jo 2001
  • LCCPZ7.G17943Jo 2001

Description

Unsettling words from his dying father set twelve-year-old William Jones on a desperate search through darkest London for John Diamond, the son of a man his father apparently once cheated badly. In the course of his search, he encounters an odd assortment of characters, some of whom seem determined to kill him. Originally published in the United States as *Footsteps*, *John Diamond* combines a cast of remarkable eccentrics with superb sensory descriptions. This title was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.

First Sentence

I OUGHT TO BEGIN with the footsteps; but first of all I must tell you that my name is William Jones and that I was twelve years old when I began to hear them.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Links

Other Editions

  • John DiamondFarrar Straus Giroux2001-01-01

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