The Seeing Stone: Book 1 - Couverture souple

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752844296 ISBN 13 : 9780752844299

Editeur : Orion Children's Books, 2001

Synopsis

Medieval life and Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends boundaries, with appeal for children of 9+ and older readers alike.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kevin Crossley-Holland won the Carnegie Medal in 1985 for Storm. His many notable books for adults and children include poetry, classic retellings and anthologies. He has written and presented many BBC radio programmes and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. For some years he held a university post in Minnesota and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Seeing Stone won the prestigious Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, At The Crossing-Places won a Silver award at the SWPA Spoken Word Awards and Gatty's Tale was shortlisted for the 2008 Carnegie Medal.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Set in the Welsh Marches in the year 1199, The Seeing Stone is a uniquely contemporary take on the Arthurian legends. It is an enthralling story of secrets and mysteries in the life of young Arthur de Caldicot, who discovers his namesake, the boy King Arthur, in his seeing stone.

In a hundred short chapters that seem like snapshots of the past, The Seeing Stone brilliantly evokes the earthy, uncomfortable reality of daily life in the Middle Ages, and of a whole community - from Gatty the reeve's daughter to Tanwen the chamber-servant, from Oliver the priest to Lady Alice, keeper of a terrible secret - facing the conflicts and uncertainties of a new century.

The Seeing Stone is the first volume in the Arthur trilogy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Orion Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752844296
• ISBN 13: 9780752844299
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
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• Personne responsable: non disponible