The Double Shadow
(Sprache: Englisch)
Sally Gardner's breakout adult book; a dark and dreamy literary novel set in the 1930s, perfect for fans of THE NIGHT CIRCUS.
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Sally Gardner's breakout adult book; a dark and dreamy literary novel set in the 1930s, perfect for fans of THE NIGHT CIRCUS.
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In the wasteland it is eternal day, no clocks mark the passing hours. In 1937 clouds of war gather over Britain.
Fifteen-year-old Ezra meets the rich, beautiful and undeniably spoiled Amaryllis Ruben, recently expelled from boarding school. Amaryllis has been playing the rebel since she was nine years old and Ezra is both disturbed and enchanted by her. But Amaryllis is hiding a secret even she does not understand.
On the grounds of her father Arnold's decadent mansion a memory machine take shape. Despite Arnold's brash playboy exterior Arnold Ruben is seeking to master time. But time is running out for him.
And then, on her 17th birthday, Amaryllis vanishes.
The years that follow reverberate with the events of that summer's day. As Britain is shaken by war Ezra pieces together the fragments of his shattered memory in the name of love, loss and hope.
Autoren-Porträt von Sally Gardner
Gardner, SallySally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than one million copies in the UK. Her historical novel for older readers, I, Coriander, won the Smarties Children's Book Prize in 2005. Two thrillers both set at the time of the French Revolution, The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2009, followed. Actor Dominic West (The Wire) has bought the film rights to both titles. Her YA novel, The Double Shadow, was published in 2011 to critical acclaim. Sally Gardner's stories for middle readers include Lucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series of six titles: The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with the Lightning Feet, and The Boy who could Fly, which are also available as audio books. She has also written and illustrated picture books including The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The Book of Princesses and Playtime Rhymes. Sally Gardner continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She is dyslexic and argues that it is not a disability, but a gift.
Her website is www.sallygardner.net and you can follow her on Twitter @TheSallyGardner
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Sally Gardner
- Altersempfehlung: 12 - 15 Jahre
- 2014, 400 Seiten, Maße: 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Orion Children's Books
- ISBN-10: 1780225059
- ISBN-13: 9781780225050
Sprache:
Englisch
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