![]() For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. “She’s always been very ambivalent about my books, which I really like. “She said, ‘Well if it is going to be on TV, I guess I should,’” he says, laughing. His teenage daughter also read it for the first time. Twenty-one years after he wrote The Messenger, Zusak went back and read it before serving as an executive producer on the ABC show. But I’d rather be an open book and just show who I am. “But for whatever reason, we’re often embarrassed about loving something that is going into the softer side of ourselves. “No one will ever say, ‘I’m a bit embarrassed about loving Trainspotting,’ But they might say, ‘I’m a bit embarrassed about loving The Notebook,’” Zusak says. (Indeed, The Book Thief was published as a book for adults in Australia and as a YA novel in the US.) It’s another quality that once made Zusak hard to pin down: now, we could probably say he is Australia’s answer to the US’s John Green, who also writes about young people muddling along with an open-hearted earnestness that is easy to tear down. You can’t whinge about the pressure – it’s only there because something really fortunate happenedĪs a book, The Messenger toes the line between young adult and adult fiction in the way all of Zusak’s big-hearted books do. His friends Audrey (Alexandra Jensen), Ritchie (Kartanya Maynard) and Marv (Chris Alosio) watch on as Ed’s life is steadily taken up with his quest, assigned to him by a mysterious taskmaster who – if the show follows the book – is identified in a spectacularly audacious conclusion. He befriends an elderly woman who thinks she is his wife, takes on an abusive husband and attempts to unite two fighting brothers, among many tasks. The eight-episode arc sees Ed come up with solutions ranging from small acts of kindness to outright deception and violence. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Each one has addresses or clues written on them, directing him to complete strangers who need help in ways he must discover. For a while, nothing spoke to me as much as this strange novel following Ed Kennedy (played in the ABC show by Will McKenna), a hapless young taxi driver who starts receiving mysterious playing cards in the post. Redirecting you to payment provider’s site Stay right there, and we’ll get you sorted to complete your purchase.As a teenager and later as a bookseller, I was evangelical about The Messenger. ![]() ![]() Visit payment provider’s site To continue, you’ll need to confirm your purchase with your payment provider. Select a different payment method, or try again a little later. ![]() ![]() We had some trouble processing your request We encountered a temporary issue with your payment provider. Latest Games Coming Soon Free-To-Play EA SPORTS EA Originals Games Library EA app Deals PC PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Mobile Pogo EA Play The EA app Competitive Gaming EA Play Live Playtesting Company EA Studios Careers Our Technology EA Partners News Inside EA Our Commitments Positive Play Inclusion & Diversity Social Impact People & Culture Environment Help Forums Player and Parental Tools Accessibility Press Investors Latest Games Coming Soon Free-To-Play EA SPORTS EA Originals Games Library EA app Deals PC PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Mobile Pogo EA Play The EA app Competitive Gaming EA Play Live Playtesting Company EA Studios Careers Our Technology EA Partners News Inside EA Our Commitments Positive Play Inclusion & Diversity Social Impact People & Culture Environment Help Forums Player and Parental Tools Accessibility Press Investors We had some trouble processing your request Something went wrong and we couldn't complete your request. Buy Vacation Quest™ - Australia – PC – EA EA Play FIFA 23 F1™ 22 Madden NFL 23 Apex Legends Battlefield™ 2042 The Sims 4 ![]()
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