The Mermaid in the Millpond
$18.46
- Paperback
88 pages
- Release Date
3 May 2022
Summary
History and myth entwine in this atmospheric Victorian tale of freedom and friendship from bestselling author Lucy Strange and acclaimed illustrator Pam Smy.
Bess has left the London workhouse behind for a job at a rural cotton mill. But life at the mill is hard and cruel – a far cry from the fresh start Bess hoped for. The only way to survive is to escape, but the mill is like a prison with no way out.
Meanwhile, rumours are spreading about a vicious creature…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800900493 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 180090049X |
| Author: | Lucy Strange, Pam Smy |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Barrington Stoke Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 88 |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 150g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 9 |
Critics Review
“Evocative and eerie … Another bite-size delight from Barrington Stoke” – Karen McCombie
“A slight but poignant novella … We need a follow-up” – The Times Children’s Book of the Week
“Evocative and eerie … Another bite-size delight from Barrington Stoke” – Karen McCombie
“A gripping story of courage, kindness and friendship full of supernatural overtones and with a convincing Industrial Revolution setting” – Books for Keeps
”[An] evocative slice of historical drama … a book that transports us from our world to an almost timeless zone of wonder in amongst the darkness” – The Bookbag
“Top class storytelling in short form” – Ipswich Children’s Book Group
“Lucy Strange has written a fantastic story that merges myth and Victorian history.” — Books for Topics
Lucy Strange
Lucy Strange is the bestselling children’s author of titles including The Secret of Nightingale Wood and Our Castle by the Sea, which was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and chosen as the first ever Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month. Lucy lives in the Kent countryside with her family.
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