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Devilskein and Dearlove
Alex Smith
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Description for Devilskein and Dearlove
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Just as Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book reworked Kipling’s The Jungle Book for a modern audience with a liking for the supernatural, Devilskein & Dearlove is a darker, more edgy, contemporary reworking of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic The Secret Garden. An orphaned teenager is taken in by a reluctant distant relative, and in her new home makes an unexpected friend and finds a secret realm. It has shades of the quirky fantastical in the style of Miyazaki’s (Studio Ghibli) animated films like Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle (originally a novel by Diana Wynne Jones).
Alex says “As a child ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Arachne Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909208155
SKU
V9781909208155
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Alex Smith
Alex Smith was brought up in South Africa and until recently lived in Cape Town with her partner, their book-eating baby boy and their two dogs. She is now resident in Ireland. She has had four novels published in South Africa (Random House/Umuzi Imprint), was shortlisted for the 2010 Caine Prize and won the 2011Nielsens Bookseller’s Choice Award. She ... Read more
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