The Tattooed Map - Couverture rigide

Hodgson, Barbara

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0811808173 ISBN 13 : 9780811808170

Editeur : Chronicle Books, 1995

Synopsis

'I'm beside myself, I can barely write this the design on my left hand is now extended up my wrist ...'

So deepens the enigma of The Tattooed Map, a richly illustrated and thoroughly captivating first novel by Barbara Hodgson. Somewhere in Northern Africa, an intrepid traveler awakens with a mysterious mark on her hand that soon develops into a detailed, macabre map spreading across her skin. As Lydia's private journal entries unfold complete with fold-out maps, photographs, drawings, and handwritten notes the reader becomes as drawn into the conundrum of the tattooed map as Lydia herself. When Lydia disappears and her friend Christopher takes up her journal to record his search for her, the situation becomes even more puzzling until the book's haunting resolution. In this unique novel, as engrossing to look at as it is to read, Hodgson has crafted a spine-tingling mystery that will make armchair adventurers want to embark upon their own journeys if only they could be sure of their return.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'I'm beside myself, I can barely write this the design on my left hand is now extended up my wrist ...'

So deepens the enigma of The Tattooed Map, a richly illustrated and thoroughly captivating first novel by Barbara Hodgson. Somewhere in Northern Africa, an intrepid traveler awakens with a mysterious mark on her hand that soon develops into a detailed, macabre map spreading across her skin. As Lydia's private journal entries unfold complete with fold-out maps, photographs, drawings, and handwritten notes the reader becomes as drawn into the conundrum of the tattooed map as Lydia herself. When Lydia disappears and her friend Christopher takes up her journal to record his search for her, the situation becomes even more puzzling until the book's haunting resolution. In this unique novel, as engrossing to look at as it is to read, Hodgson has crafted a spine-tingling mystery that will make armchair adventurers want to embark upon their own journeys if only they could be sure of their return.

Revue de presse

The map is now growing visibly, I can see it, and it has crept above the elbow... from The Tattooed Map

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chronicle Books
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0811808173
• ISBN 13: 9780811808170
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible