From Costa Award-shortlisted author Nicholas Bowlingcomes a tale of adventure,myth and music to make your heart sing...'Cast its spell over me from the first page...it reallyis my perfect book.'Jasbinder Bilan,author of ASHA& THE SPIRIT BIRD'Nicholas Bowling is a thrilling writer.'THETELEGRAPHOran lives on Little Drum,where music is everything. Every islanderhas a birth instrument and a life song - and the ancestors,called ghasts,linger to hear the music.But when the Duchess arrives from the mainland bringing ordersof silence,she threatens the ghasts'existence,the very soul ofthe community.When Oran hears of a mythical instrument with the power to manipulatehearts,she brings her ghast best friend,Alick,on a questto find it,play it,and change the Duchess's mind ...From the author of the Costa Children's Book Award-shortlistedIn the Shadow of the Heroes comes a thrillingCeltic-inspired fantasy adventure.The adventure and magic of Neil Gaiman's Stardustwith a Hebridean-inspired fantasy setting and lovablecharacters reminiscent of Pixar's Brave.A story about how music has the power to reveal,to inspire,and to bind people together.
Publisher: Chicken House LtdISBN: 9781912626670Number of pages: 336Weight: 260 gDimensions: 198 x 154 x 23 mm
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