Hargrave, Kiran Millwood
A Secret of Birds & Bone
- ISBN 13:
- 9781913322960
- author:
- Hargrave, Kiran Millwood
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Chicken House Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 20.1 x 14.3 x 2 centimeters (0.2
- Genre:
- Children's, Fiction, People & Places,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A spellbinding story from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, winner of the bookshops Children's Book Prize. In an Italian city ravaged by plague, a young girl's mother carves beautiful mementoes from the bones of loved ones. But when she doesn't return home, her children are sent to an orphanage and must escape on their own.
With the help of an enigmatic new friend and their pet crow, they cross the city underground, following clues in bones to uncover the truth. This darkly beautiful historical novel features magical realism and an enthralling mystery, presented as a gorgeous flapped paperback with stunning cover foil.
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