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Jenny Downham is a British novelist known for her works focused on young adult themes. Born in 1964, her writing explores the emotions, growth, and self-discovery of adolescence. Downham's books have gained popularity for their deep emotional insights and realistic portrayal of youth issues.

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“The inside of the door is glossy white. A total re-paint. I touch it with my fingers, but it stays the same. It's so bright it makes the room waver at the edges. Every few years we disappear.”

Years White Rooms Doors Fingers Paint Edges Disappear

Author:Jenny Downham

“a little bird moves a mountain of sand one grain at a time it picks up one grain every million years and when the mountain has been moved the bird puts it all back again and that's how long eternity is and that's a very long time to be dead”

Years Littles Long Has Beens Moving Millions Mountain Long Time Bird Picks Eternity Moved Sand Grain Back Again

Book:Before I Die

Source: Before I Die

“Every few years we disappear, Zoey. All our cells are replaced by others. Not a single bit of me is the same as when I was last in this room.”

Years Lasts Bits Rooms Disappear Cells Replaced

Author:Jenny Downham

“Dad, you played rounders with me, even though you hated it and wished I'd take up cricket. You learned how to keep a stamp collecion because I wanted to know. For hours you sat in hospitals and never, not once, complained. You brushed my hair like a mother should. You gave up work for me, friends for me, four years of your life for me. You never moaned. Hardly ever. You let me have Adam. You let me have my list. I was outrageous. Wanting, wanting so much. And you never said, 'That's enough. Stop now.”

Knows Should Years Said Enough Wanted Mother Hours Four Hair Dad Let Me Lists Hated Sat Hospitals Adam Four Years Cricket Stamps Gave Up Outrageous Like A Mother

Book:Before I Die

Source: Before I Die

“Every seven years our bodies change, every cell. Every seven years, we disappear.”

Years Body Seven Disappear Cells Seven Years Before I Die Body Change

Book:Before I Die

Source: Before I Die

“As an actor I worked for seven years with a community theater company based in London. We used improvisation techniques to take stories to young people who wouldn't normally have access to them - in prisons, hospitals, young offender's units, youth clubs and housing estates.”

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Author:Jenny Downham

About the Author

Born: 1964
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 97

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