Feather Boy


Feather boy is a novel by Brighton-based author Nicky Singer; it was first published in 2002 by HarperCollins, under the Collins imprint. A series has been made from it and one of the filming scenes is Madonna's house. This book is a classic.

Synopsis

Robert Nobel is a 12-year-old shy boy who despairs of his newly divorced parents. Living in the dog-leg, he has to face many difficulties. He is the victim of classroom jokes and a victim of Niker, the classroom bully. He is hated and forced to do disgusting things. His life changes when a storyteller, Catherine, invites some of his class to Mayfield Rest Home. In there, he has to do a project with an elder: Edith Sorrel.
Edith Sorrel asks him to go to Chance House, a lonely abandoned house standing out of nowhere. He goes into and tells this to the one he loves: Kate. However, Niker hears him and challenge him to spend a night together at the top. Having done this, Edith Sorrel gives him a new task: to create a coat of feathers just for her. He sews night and day to create it and finally, it is nearly ready. However, there is another problem: Niker. Niker destroys his coat of feathers and he has to sew it back! Finally, he gives it back to Edith and when she has it: she flies and then she dies.
In the end, he meets his father once again and they happily go fishing together.

About the author

Nicker Singer was born in 1956 she started writing books but she also created a documentary. Nicky Singer saw a house which looked like Chance House: poorly decorated, abandoned and this gave her the idea to write the book. She was also inspired by Roland. She also wrote the survival game and the island.

Adaptations

It was adapted into a TV series in 2004. At that time, it didn't have a full success and it had only 1 season and 6 episodes.