Tonya Hurley Audiobook, ghostgirl, Released
Narrated by Actres, Parker Posey, With Music by Vince Clarke
Aug 4, 2009
The audiobook edition of New York Times young adult bestseller, ghostgirl, by Tonya Hurley, is narrated by actress Parker Posey. The unabridged audiobook is available in CD, cassette and digital download formats.
ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley
ghostgirl is the debut novel by Tonya Hurley and is written for the young adult age group. It is the story of a teenage girl, Charlotte Usher, who dies in a freak accident and finds that, in a parallel world, she awakens to join a group of misfit classmates who are also recently departed. The class is waiting to graduate. Tonya Hurley examines issues that are important to teenagers, including the issues regarding fitting in with others, love and relationships, friendship, rejection and self acceptance.
Unabridged Audiobook
ghostgirl has been released as an unabridged audiobook. This has a playing time of 6 hours. The audiobook is narrated by actress, Parker Posey, who has featured in roles in film and on the television. She is well known for performing in independent films as well as mainstream movies such as Superman Returns and You've Got Mail.
Original Score
ghostgirl features an original score by Vince Clarke of Erasure, who is well known for his pioneering electrical music. The score provides an atmospheric backdrop to the narration. In addition to Erasure, Vince Clark has also recorded with Depeche Mode, Yazoo and The Assembly.
Author Tonya Hurley
The book, ghostgirl, is the debut novel by author Tonya Hurley, who is a director of film and television. Tonya Hurley's credits include film, television, live performance and interactive media. More information about Tonya Hurley can be found on her website, TonyaHurley.com. This includes a question and answer feature where the author answers questions that have been submitted by readers and an events list that gives details of book signings and other events.
ghostgirl Website
The ghostgirl website contains information about the book as well as interactive features. Visitors can download extracts from the book in formats including pdf. Other features of the site include a printable paper ghostgirl doll that can be dressed in a variety of outfits, monthly 'horrorscopes' and a film show that features three short films. Visitors are also invited to send in poems and these may be published on the ghostgirl website.
The ghostgirl audiobook can be purchased via the audiobook retailer, Audible.com as well as through the publisher's website, RecordedBooks.com. The available formats include CD, cassette as well as digital download which means that the audiobook can be read on a variety of reading devices.
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