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The Double Shadow
Sally Gardner
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Description for The Double Shadow
Paperback. London 1937: 17-year-old Amaryllis tries to free herself from the terrifying double shadow of her childhood and forge her own future, but she is trapped in a memory machine created by her father. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 304.
Arnold Ruben has created a memory machine, a utopia housed in a picture palace, where the happiest memories replay forever, a haven in which he and his precious daughter can shelter from the war-clouds gathering over 1937 Britain. But on the day of her 17th birthday Amaryllis leaves Warlock Hall and the world she has known and wakes to find herself in a desolate and disturbing place. Something has gone terribly wrong with her father's plan. Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War, Sally Gardner explores families and what binds them, fathers and daughters, past ... Read more
Arnold Ruben has created a memory machine, a utopia housed in a picture palace, where the happiest memories replay forever, a haven in which he and his precious daughter can shelter from the war-clouds gathering over 1937 Britain. But on the day of her 17th birthday Amaryllis leaves Warlock Hall and the world she has known and wakes to find herself in a desolate and disturbing place. Something has gone terribly wrong with her father's plan. Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War, Sally Gardner explores families and what binds them, fathers and daughters, past ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
303g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780620367
SKU
V9781780620367
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Ref
99-1
About Sally Gardner
Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than 1.6 million copies in the UK. Sally continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia awareness, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She was recently awarded the CARNEGIE MEDAL and the COSTA BOOK AWARD. ... Read more
Reviews for The Double Shadow
This is one of those rare gems that can easily become a classic.
LIBRARIAN LAVENDER
One of those haunting books that will be remembered by the reader for a lifetime
SFX Magazine
Typically brilliant ... an unusual and constantly challenging story
The Independent
Gardner is a true artist and original ... The writing is ... Read more
LIBRARIAN LAVENDER
One of those haunting books that will be remembered by the reader for a lifetime
SFX Magazine
Typically brilliant ... an unusual and constantly challenging story
The Independent
Gardner is a true artist and original ... The writing is ... Read more