GULLSTRUCK ISLAND BY FRANCES HARDINGE DOODLED FIRST EDITION BOOK (29)
Gullstruck Island is a fabulous adventure story by award winning author Frances Hardinge. It is a terrific read that will have you on the edge of your seat wanting more and more. It's so well written with characters you can relate to and cliff-hanger after cliff-hanger. Sometimes when you read a book you are pleased that you have read it - this book is in a league of it's own - you will wish you had written it.
Each book in stock is signed, lined, dated, doodled and is numbered 1 of 1. If you have not started your Hardinge collection yet now is the time to start. Frances is definitely one to watch and this book has star quality written all over it!
Product Description
On Gullstruck Island the volcanoes quarrel, beetles sing danger and occasionally a Lost is born ...In the village of the Hollow Beasts live two sisters. Arilou is a Lost - a child with the power to depart her body and mind-fly with the winds - and Hathin is her helper. Together they hide a dangerous secret. Until sinister events threaten to uncover it. With a blue-skinned hunter on their trail and a dreadlocked warrior beside them, they must escape. Can the fate of two children decide the future of Gullstruck Island? Discover a dazzling world, a breathtaking heroine ...and an incredible adventure. For on the island of Gullstruck nothing is exactly as it seems! With a cast of larger-than-life characters, this is a richly imagined adventure no child will be able to put down - or ever forget!
About the Author
Frances Hardinge spent her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. She read English at Oxford University, then got a job at a software company. However, by this time a persistent friend had finally managed to bully Frances into sending a few chapters of FLY BY NIGHT, her first children's novel, to a publisher. Macmillan made her an immediate offer. The book went on to publish to huge critical acclaim and win the Branford Boase First Novel Award. GULLSTRUCK ISLAND is Frances's third novel.
Product details
- Hardcover: 512 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (2 Jan 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405055383
- ISBN-13: 978-1405055383
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 15.8 x 4.4 cm
