With the death of a mother and the abduction of a young girl, Susan Fletcher has written a vividly beautiful novel about the innocence and terror of childhood.[...]
The new novel from Susan Fletcher, author of the bestselling 'Eve Green' and 'Oystercatchers'. 1692. Corrag, a wild young girl from the mountains of Scotland, has been imprisoned as a witch. Terrified, in a cold, filthy cell, she awaits her fate of death by burning - until she is visited by Charles [...]
The powerful new novel from Susan Fletcher, award-winning author of the bestselling EVE GREEN and OYSTERCATCHERS. A profound tale of love, loss and the lore of the sea. The islanders of Parla are still mourning the loss of one of their own. Four years since that loss, and a man - un-named, unclothed[...]
This powerful novel from the award-winning author of Richard and Judy pick 'Eve Green' is a tale of love and the lore of the sea. The islanders of Parla are still mourning the loss of one of their own. Four years since that loss, and a man - un-named, unclothed - is washed onto their shores. Some sa[...]
"Susan Fletcher's first novel . . . is one of those lyrical books about childhood in which the physical details the sights, the smells take on a vividness that's entrancing." Polly Shulman, New York Times Book Review "Readers who like to plumb the depths of loss and its counterpart the joy of living[...]
In 1692, brilliant, captivating Corrag-accused witch, orphaned herbalist, and unforgettable heroine-is imprisoned in the Scottish highlands, suspected of witchcraft and murder. As she awaits her death she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information she may have con[...]
In a slightly futuristic, polluted world, fourteen-year-old Bryn watches an ancient egg hatch, and her life changes forever. Like her family before her, Bryn can "ken" with birds, so at first she doesn't understand why she relates to what appears to be a lizard. Then she realizes that the critter in[...]
Bryn's world is out of kilter. Pollution is causing weird weather and diseases that her mom, a scientist, was working to fix. But Mom disappeared on a research expedition in Alaska, and now Dad has gone off to find her. At least Bryn gets some comfort from kenning with her bird--though that ability [...]
"You must go to the dragon. You must leave tonight." Before she even hears the words, Kaeldra already knows what she must do. She must search out the mother dragon whose draclings have just hatched and somehow get some of her precious milk. It's the only way to save her foster-sister's life. Kaeldra[...]
"You must go to the dragon. You must leave tonight."Before she even hears the words, Kaeldra already knows she must find the mother dragon whose draclings have just hatched and get some of the precious milk in order to save her foster sister's life. Since Kaeldra can communicate with dragons, she is[...]
"You must go to the dragon. You must leave tonight."
Before she even hears the words, Kaeldra already knows she must find the mother dragon whose draclings have just hatched and get some of the precious milk in order to save her foster sister's life. Since Kaeldra can communicate with dragon[...]
A boy risks his life to save some very special children in this fantasy adventure, set amidst the rich backdrop of Renaissance Venice.
In Venice in 1487, the secrets of glassblowing are guarded jealously. Renzo, a twelve-year-old laborer in a glassworks, has just a few months to prepare for a te[...]
Paris, 1818. A street-girl takes a bullet, clutching a love note to her heart. What is Eponine's story?[...]
As a young child Eponine never knew kindness, except once from her family's kitchen slave, Cosette. When at sixteen the girls' paths cross again and their circumstances are reversed, Eponine must decide what that friendship is worth, even though they've both fallen for the same boy. In the end, Epon[...]
Amy makaa koomassa. Hänen isosiskonsa Moira istuu sairaalasängyn vieressä ja alkaa keriä auki tunnustusta. Hän kertoo lapsuusajan itsekkyydestään, joka satutti koko perhettä, kouluajan raakuudestaan, katkeruudesta ja turmiollisuudesta, joita hän on kantanut sisällään koko aikuisikänsä.[...]
Eve Green odottaa esikoistaan. Hän palaa muistoissaan omaan lapsuuteensa - valheiden, vihan ja pelon täyttämään kesään, joka opetti hänelle raskaalla tavalla kuinka elämästä voi selviytyä ilman rakkautta. Seitsemänvuotias Eve oli juuri menettänyt äitinsä, ja hänet oli lähetetty Wal[...]
Amy makaa koomassa. Hänen isosiskonsa Moira istuu sairaalasängyn vieressä ja alkaa keriä auki tunnustusta lapsuusajan itsekkyydestään ja katkeruudesta, jota hän on kantanut sisällään koko aikuisikänsä. Moira tietää olleensa huono tytär ja petollinen vaimo, mutta vasta Amyn sängyn ä�[...]
Jylhän kaunis historiallinen romaani noitavainojen ajastaSkotlanti vuonna 1692. Corragin äiti poltetaan noitana, ja Corrag pakenee kauas pohjoiseen Glencoen kylään. Hän on juuri löytänyt paikkansa yhteisössä, kun kymmeniä kyläläisiä tapetaan verilöylyssä. Corrag tuomitaan kuolemaan no[...]
Parla on karu, tuulten pieksämä kalastajasaari Cornwallin rannikolla. Nykyaikaan sijoittuvan, mutta menneisyyteen ja taruihinkin nivoutuvan tarinan ihmiset nähdään leskirouva Maggien haukansilmin. Hänen kauttaan päästään tutustumaan saarelaisten elämiin, rakkauksiin ja menetyksiin, jotka [...]