The Week at World's End

The Week at World's End
Emma Carroll
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Hardback
h216 x 135mm - 320pg
2 Sep 2021 UK
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9780571364435
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The hotly anticipated new standalone from the bestselling and award-winning Queen of Historical Fiction, Emma Carroll. Britain, 1962' Who are you? ' I asked. ' You don' t know who I am? You mean, it' s not been on the news? ' The girl glanced from Ray to me and back again. ' It' s better I don' t tell you,' she said firmly. Nothing ever happens in World' s End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree. Yet they soon realise they' ve taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she' s on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba. As the threat of war grows, Anna' s behaviour becomes more mysterious. And when Stevie unearths a dark family secret, she wonders if Anna has come to World' s End Close on purpose, with a special message just for her . . . An enthralling thriller, perfect for our tumultuous times. ' The Hilary Mantel of children' s fiction. ' The Telegraph' Rightfully owns the title "Queen of Historical Fiction". ' BookTrust' Historical fiction at its finest. ' Bookseller' Echoes of Michael Morpurgo and Nina Bawden. ' The Times
Once told by poet Ted Hughes her writing was ' dangerous' , it took EMMA CARROLL twenty years of English teaching and a life-changing cancer diagnosis to feel brave enough to give her dream of being an author a try. Nowadays, she' s a bestselling author and the ' Queen of Historical Fiction' (BookTrust). She has been nominated for and the winner of numerous national, regional and schools awards - including the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, Branford Boase, CILIP Carnegie Medal, Young Quills, Teach Primary and the Waterstones Book Prize. Emma' s home is in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers. She still can' t believe her luck that she gets to write dangerous books for a living.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780571364435
Published: 2 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 320

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