Summary
‘This book gripped me like a great hawk in its talons and didn’t let me go … utterly phenomenal’ - Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller
A desperate village. A child who emerges from the marshes. A falcon that helps her save them all.
The child - if child it was - came out of the wild-ness. It came out of the sparse bleak marsh where few dared go and none came back. And though the village grew accustomed to the creature they did not forget from whence it came. And …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781510110717 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1510110712 |
| Author: | Penny Chrimes |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
Wilder has a gorgeous, fable-like quality to it. It’s full of courage, menace, hope and friendship, and set in a gloriously wild, marshy world that will stay with me. I didn’t want to end, nor to say goodbye to its fiery, animal-whispering heroine Rhodd. * Michael Mann, author of Ghostcloud *
This book gripped me like a great hawk in its talons and didn’t let me go … utterly phenomenal. * Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller *
About The Author
Penny Chrimes
Penny Chrimes was a television news journalist for most of her career, after starting work in Fleet Street. She’s based in Kent and now writes full time. Her books are inspired by walking and experiencing both the natural world and the human history all around us.
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