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217 p "One novel, ten authors"--Cover Contents: Maggie / Linda Sue Park -- Annie / David Almond -- Jason / Eoin Colfer -- Lev / Deborah Ellis -- Maggie / Nick Hornby -- Vincent / Roddy Doyle -- Min / Timy Wynne-Jones -- Jiro / Ruth Ozeki -- Afela / Margo Lanagan -- Margaret / Gregory Maguire Summary: Stories within a story that reveal the adventurous life and legacy of George "Gee" Keane, a photojournalist and world traveller. A video message from a dead person. A larcenous teenager. A man who can stick his left toe behind his head and in his ear. An epileptic girl seeking answers in a fairy tale. A boy who loses everything in World War II, and his brother who loses even more. And a family with a secret so big that it changes everything. Ten authors each contribute a chapter in the life of the mysterious George "Gee" Keane, photographer, soldier, adventurer, and enigma. A startling portrait emerges of a man, his family, and his gloriously complicated tangle of a life First published: 2007