**"Oliver Twist with a twist...Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story." --**_**The New York Times Book Review**_ Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness, as
Wintersmith
- Publisher
- HarperCollins e-books
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 B
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- New York;NY;Pymble;NSW
- ISBN
- 0061285765
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β¦ Synopsis
Tiffany Aching is a trainee witch β now working for the seriously scary Miss Treason. But when Tiffany witnesses the Dark Dance β the crossover from summer to winter β she does what no one has ever done before and leaps into the dance. Into the oldest story there ever is. And draws the attention of the Wintersmith himself.
As Tiffany-shaped snowflakes hammer down on the land, can Tiffany deal with the consequences of her actions? Even with the help of Granny Weatherwax and the Nac Mac Feegle β the fightinβ, thievinβ pictsies who are prepared to lay down their lives for their βbig wee hag.β
Wintersmithis the third title in an exuberant series crackling with energy and humour. It followsThe Wee Free MenandHat Full of Sky.
β¦ Subjects
Childrens
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