In *North East*, Wendy McGrath expands on the story she began with *Santa Rosa*, as a working class couple living in 1960s Edmonton drift further apart while their young daughter tries to understand subtle shifts she senses taking place under the surface of her family and her neighbourhood. A visit
North Child (East)
β Scribed by Pattou, Edith
- Book ID
- 109204589
- Publisher
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781409547310
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Rose was born into the world facing north, and as a north child, superstition says that she will be a wanderer, travelling far from home. This prophecy is fulfilled when she is taken on the back of a white bear to a mysterious empty castle, where a silent stranger appears to her night after night. When her curiosity overcomes her, she loses her heart, and must journey to a land east of the sun and west of the moon to reclaim it.
"An enchanting retelling of a traditional fairytale, this beautifully written story completely swept me away" - Becky Stradwick, Borders UK
"Told through the voices of its main characters, North Child is compelling storytelling. Usborne has unearthed another gem." - Newham Bookshop
"A great example of traditional storytelling, this is a magical tale beautifully told." - Publishing News
"This is an epic that fans of Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy will thoroughly enjoy. Full of magic, of high drama,...
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