The Toymaker - Couverture souple

De Quidt, Jeremy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 038575227X ISBN 13 : 9780385752275

Editeur : Yearling Books, 2011

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

What good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could give a toy a heart? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that?

From the moment that the circus boy, Mathias, takes a small roll of paper from the dying conjuror, his fate is sealed. For on it is the key to a terrifying secret, and there are those who would kill him rather than have it told.

Pursued by the sinister Dr. Leiter with his exquisite doll and malevolent dwarf, preyed on by the circus master and his vicious painted wife, Mathias is drawn into a relentless nightmare. A nightmare that will lead him to the Toymaker, and to a knife as cruel as frost.

A relentlessly dark and sinister tale of a young boy's living nightmare, this debut novel will send shivers down your spine and will haunt you long after the final page. With the atmosphere of Philip Pullman's I Was a Rat!, this is a brilliantly frightening tale from an exciting new literary talent.

From the Hardcover edition.

Revue de presse

"Pacy, exciting and inventive" (Guardian)

"The sense of menace is maintained throughout and culminates in a chilling climax. Simply and effectively written and very visual, it all fits together like clockwork" (The Bookseller)

"Fantastic story set in an imaginary world" (School Librarian)

"This is a world of shadows and terror told with the utmost conviction. A remarkable debut novel" (Carousel)

"This is beautifully produced, and worth reading aloud to 9+" (The Times)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yearling Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 038575227X
• ISBN 13: 9780385752275
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Blythe Gary
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible