Borderliners - by Peter Høeg (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

"Gripping and disturbing . . . Høeg's evocation of the way a child perceives the world is alarmingly vivid."-USA Today

Strange things are happening at Biehl's Academy when this elite school opens its doors to a group of orphans and reform-school rejects, kids at the end of the system's tether. But the school is run by a peculiar set of rules by which every minute is regimented and controlled. The children soon suspect that they are guinea pigs in a bizarre social experiment, and that their only hope of escape is to break through a dangerous threshold of time and space. Peter Høeg's "brilliant" and dystopian Borderliners is a "uniquely philosophical thriller" (Boston Sunday Globe) and a haunting story of childhood travail and hope.

Review Quotes

"Brilliant . . . [a] uniquely philosophical thriller." --The Boston Sunday Globe

"A brilliant novel of shattering force." --Entertainment Weekly

"Gripping and disturbing . . . Høeg's evocation of the way a child perceives the world is alarmingly vivid." --USA Today

"The Catcher in the Rye meets A Brief History of Time. . . . Brilliantly tormenting and philosophically haunting." --Glamour

"An honest novel that once again demonstrates Høeg's talent and integrity." --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

"A beautiful and satisfying book, reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange or Lord of the Flies." --Orlando Sentinel

"Powerful . . . well-crafted suspense . . . Just as with Smilla's Sense of Snow, one question hangs in the air when the last page is turned: When do we get his next book?" --Newsweek

About the Author

Peter Høeg, born in 1957 in Denmark, followed various callings--dancer, actor, sailor, fencer, and mountaineer--before turning seriously to writing. He is the bestselling author of five novels and one short story collection. His work has been published in thirty-three countries.