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Pollyhester
Louise Verity
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Description for Pollyhester
hardcover. A classic for all ages, Pollyhester is a whirlwind of colour, fabrics, dresses and fantastical characters all beautifully illustrated by dress-making author. Num Pages: colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: YFH; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 303 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 862.
In a disused railway tunnel lives Pollyhester, dressmaker to the stars. Celebrities dream of Pollyhester’s designs, teased out of ancient recycled fabrics and her wonderous imagination. But when Fashion Dictators change the fashion, celebrity Iverna makes extraordinary demands on poor Pollyhester. She summons her loyal helpers, who include a fallen dancing angel, a lovesick Viking motorcycle courier and a host of sinister spiders, to save the day. Beautifully illustrated, and simply told, this enchanting tale will captivate both young and old.
In a disused railway tunnel lives Pollyhester, dressmaker to the stars. Celebrities dream of Pollyhester’s designs, teased out of ancient recycled fabrics and her wonderous imagination. But when Fashion Dictators change the fashion, celebrity Iverna makes extraordinary demands on poor Pollyhester. She summons her loyal helpers, who include a fallen dancing angel, a lovesick Viking motorcycle courier and a host of sinister spiders, to save the day. Beautifully illustrated, and simply told, this enchanting tale will captivate both young and old.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ireland
Condition
New
Number of Pages
153
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781843511717
SKU
V9781843511717
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Louise Verity
Louise Verity, the author and illustrator of the book, is a dressmaker herself. Having designed everything from singer Prince's trousers to sumptuous Elizabethan wedding dresses, she turned to children's writing. She was inspired by the artwork of Audrey Niffenegger's The Three Incestuous Sisters and the moral intent of Jacqueline Wilson's books. She lives between a hamlet on a mountain in ... Read more
Reviews for Pollyhester
About the author: '...I was so in awe of her works that I contacted her and she kindly invited me to her work shop. I didn't expect Louise to have purple hair or anything like that but I knew I would step into a den of unique creativity and be swallowed up by the work of a true artist. ... Read more