![]() ![]() ![]() 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. As a teenager and later as a bookseller, I was evangelical about The Messenger. ![]()
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