Newes from the Dead - Couverture rigide

Hooper, Mary

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1596433558 ISBN 13 : 9781596433557

Editeur : Roaring Brook, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Hooper Mary

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"This true story is told with a blend of factual period detail and imaginative narrative . . . a haunting and original treatment of an historical tale" (Daily Mail)

"I really loved it . . . The beginning is excellent - it grabs you immediately and Anne's strong narrating voice compels all the way through. It's one of those books that really stays with you after you've closed it" (Wendy Cooling)

"It's rare to find a story that grabs you so immediately by the throat and still manages to keep you captivated until the very last page, but Mary Hooper manages this masterfully in this hypnotising tale" (The Bookseller)

"In her intriguing and captivating new book, Mary Hooper brings to vibrant life the fascinating true story of a girl who cheated the hangman's noose and lived to tell the tale" (Celia Rees)

"Newes from the Dead is totally gripping . . . it is un-put-downable" (Jean Ure)

Quatrième de couverture

It is 1650 and a baby lies raw and cold, dead before it even drew breath. A young servant girl, terrified and alone, is accused of its murder and sent to the gallows. Protesting her innocence in the chill air of a December morning, Anne Green is hanged. Moments later her lifeless body is lifted down from the scaffold and carried to the College of Physicians for brutal dissection.

But as Anne's corpse lies on the table and the doctors assemble, a strange rattle is heard in her throat. Against all the odds, could she still be alive?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Roaring Brook
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1596433558
• ISBN 13: 9781596433557
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 263
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible