Rooks #01: Wish You Weren't Here

Rooks #01: Wish You Weren't Here
Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 304pg
7 Oct 2021 UK
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9781788423793
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A modern-day series of supernatural horror comedy adventures, by acclaimed author and TV scriptwriter. The Rook family run a little family business. Ghost hunting. And business has picked up recently. Something' s wrong. It' s been getting noticeably worse since, ooh, 2016? Bad spirits are abroad, and right now they are particularly abroad on Coldbay Island, which isn' t even abroad, it' s only 20 miles from Skegness. The Rooks' ' quick call out' to the church on Coldbay Island picks loose a thread that begins to unravel the whole island, and the world beyond. Is this the apocalypse? This might be the apocalypse. Who knew the apocalypse would start in an off-season seaside resort just off the Lincolnshire coast? I' ll tell you who knew - Linda knew. She' s been feeling increasingly uneasy about the whole of the East Midlands since the 90s. AUTHOR: Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Horrible Histories, Newzoids, The News Quiz, The Now Show) has a background in satire. Born in Pontypool in Wales, and raised in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, she now lives in Canterbury

#01: Wish You Weren't Here

Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Horrible Histories, Newzoids, The News Quiz, The Now Show) has a background in satire, and with the global political climate as it is, believes that now is an important time to explore themes of authoritarianism and intolerance in comedy and fiction. Darkwood does so in a funny, engaging way that never loses the warmth of humanity, even as its villainous Huntsmen try to dehumanise their victims as well as anonymising and dehumanising themselves. Drawing on inspiration from other satirical stories set in a magical universe such as Shrek and the Discworld novels, Darkwood creates a world where readers can enjoy more grown-up versions of fairytales, while also holding up a mirror to our own society. Born in Pontypool in Wales, and raised in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Gabby moved to Canterbury at 18 to study at the University of Kent and ended up staying and having a family there.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781788423793
Published: 7 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Farrago
Publisher: Prelude Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 304

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