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"A timely quest infused with magic." The Times, Children's Book of
the Week The hugely-anticipated, brand-new fairytale adventure from
Sophie Anderson, the bestselling author of The House with Chicken
Legs. The Island of Morovia is shaped like a broken heart. The
humans live on one side of the island, and the alkonosts - the
bird-people - live on the other. But it wasn't always this way...
Linnet wishes she could sing magic. But magic is forbidden and she
has been banished with her father to the Mournful Swamp. She misses
her old life, and dreams of reuniting with her friends. When her
father is captured for taking a precious jewel, Linnet must set out
on a treacherous journey. Travelling through alligator pools and
sinking sands with new friends, she learns how to be brave, and
discovers something even more powerful than singing magic.
Something that could save her father, and heal the broken heart of
her island once more... With themes of grief, trust, love, and that
we have more in common than that which divides us, this is a
heartfelt book filled with adventure and stunning storytelling from
bestselling Sophie Anderson.
Exploring the gardens, monuments, museums, and churches with walks
both urban and rural, from the Bronte parsonage in Haworth to Zadie
Smith's North London and Shakespeare's Stratford, The Book Lover's
Bucket List takes you through some 100 wonderfully described
literary sites and landscapes, complete with colour destination
photographs and illustrations from the British Library collections.
Start with Chaucer, Dickens and Larkin in Westminster Abbey. Spend
an afternoon at Colliers Wood Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire and
take in the lake D. H. Lawrence described as 'all grey and
visionary, stretching into the moist, translucent vista of trees
and meadow'. Venture south to Cornwall and work your way up to the
Scottish Highlands, taking detours to Northern Ireland in the west
and Norfolk in the east - or simply drop in on the place nearest to
you. Wherever you are in the United Kingdom, you're never far from
something associated with a good book.
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