The Red Shoe - Couverture rigide

Dubosarsky, Ursula

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1596432659 ISBN 13 : 9781596432659

Editeur : Roaring Brook, 2007

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A beautifully written story about an ordinary family living in the Northern Beaches of Sydney during the 1950s, against the backdrop of such world events as the Cold War and the threat of the H bomb, the unrest in Indo China and the high profile case of KGB defector Vladimir Petrov. The story is chronicled by six-year-old Matilda, who sees but doesn't understand what is going on around her. Her sister Frances is troubled by the death of a friend, their sister Elizabeth, who decides she will not to return to school, becomes obsessed with reading the newspaper. Their father is often away and when he is, Uncle Paul seems always to be around. Mysterious people move in next door and one day, when she is at the pictures, Matilda notices that the Russian man in the newsreel looks just like one of the new neighbours. A novel that works on many levels, this is nothing short of Ursula Dubosarsky writing at the height of her powers.

Revue de presse :

"This mesmerizing novel sets the fear and joys of childhood against a particular social reality in prose that is intriguing, amusing and disconcerting to the reader. Duborsarsky is a writer who ought to be better known outside her native country." --1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

"Dubosarsky's writing is simple and understated, but no less beautiful for that. A mesmerising read." --Inis Reading Guide

"Supplementing her narrative with reproduced newspaper reports of the time, Dubosarsky offers a beautifully written commentary on the dynamics of a family where adults suppress truths and children are left sadly perplexed." --The Irish Times

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Roaring Brook
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1596432659
• ISBN 13: 9781596432659
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 179