The Red Necklace
$20.32
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2008
Summary
The story of a remarkable boy called Yann Margoza; Tetu the dwarf, his friend and mentor; Sido, unloved daughter of a foolish Marquis; and Count Kalliovski, Grand Master of a secret society, who has half the aristocracy in thrall to him, and wants Yann dead.
Yann is spirited away to London but three years later, when Paris is gripped by the bloody horrors of the Revolution, he returns, charged with two missions: to find out Kalliovski’s darkest deeds and to save Sido from the guilloti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781842556344 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1842556347 |
| Author: | Sally Gardner |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 132mm x 29mm |
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‘Gardner’s story is told with relentless pace, and breathes fear and trepidation into the reader’
‘Exquisitely constructed…sophisticated, unpatronising…this book is a challenging read but also extremely rewarding. With vivid descriptions and fluid prose, this tale of magic, murder and madness brings 18th-century Europe to life on the page’ WATERSTONE’S BOOKS QUARTERLY ‘Gardner’s story is told with relentless pace, and breathes fear and trepidation into the reader’ INIS ‘…an exciting, well written story with plenty of intrigue and plot twists to keep the reader hooked’ WRITE AWAY
About The Author
Sally Gardner
Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than 1 million copies in the UK. Sally continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia awareness, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She was recently awarded the CARNEGIE MEDAL and the COSTA BOOK AWARD.
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