Barr amnesia book to PRH in “six-figure” deal

Penguin Random House UK Children's has acquired a teen book by Emily Barr in a six-figure deal. Editorial director Ruth Knowles bought world rights to The One Memory of Flora Banks, along with a second stand-alone novel, from Lauren Pearson at Curtis Brown. The book is about Flora, a teenage girl who lives with anterograde amnesia -  which involves inability to remember information encountered after its onset -and has to re-remember her life several times each day. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]

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