Wolfstongue

Wolfstongue
Sam Thompson, Anna Tromop
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NZ$ 29.99
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NZ$ 23.99
Paperback
h210 x 148mm - 224pg
6 May 2021 IRE
International import eta 10-19 days
9781912417759
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Deep in the forest, foxes live in an underground city built by the wolves they enslaved. Using the power of speech, they keep the wolves under their harsh rule. Wolves Isengrim, Hersent and their pups use secret passages to move between the animal and human worlds. When Isengrim is injured, a young boy named Silas comes to his aid. Silas finds speech difficult, but as his friendship with the wolves grows, he must fight to protect his new friends, and find his own voice. Inspired by the author' s own son' s difficulty with speech and his love of wolves, Wolfstongue is a beautifully written, thoughtful fantasy adventure that has the feel of a future classic in making.
' A startling entrance into children' s fiction. ' -- Pet O' Connell * The Echo * ' An unforgettable fable. Raw, devastating and brilliantly written. ' -- Lucy Strange ' A fiercely gentle tale, heartwarming and brave. ' -- Myra Zepf ' An edge-of-the-seat adventure. ' -- Meg Rosoff ' An intelligent and powerful story about words and language and what it means to have a voice. The illustrations by Anna Tromop are stunning too!' -- A. M. Howell ' An absolute delight. Warm and thoughtful, full of insight. ' -- Kelly McCaughrain ' Wolfstongue has classic written all over it. ' -- Patricia Forde ' Wolfstongue is a hugely original tale with classic influences and infrastructure. ' -- Sara Keating * The Irish Times * ' A stunning fantasy adventure. ' -- Brid Conroy * Mayo News * ' Children - and adults! - everywhere will certainly find comfort and magic within Wolfstongue' s pages. ' -- Karla Brading * Buzz Magazine * ' Thompson is a superb writer. There is a dreamlike quality to his prose. ' -- Philip Womack * Literary Review * ' Brilliantly compelling whilst at the same time making profound comments about the way language and expression help to define us and, when limited, can equally confine us, really powerful. ' -- Jake Hope * Youth Libraries Group *
Sam Thompson lives in Belfast, where he teaches English and creative writing at Queens University. His first novel Communion Town was longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. Jott was shortlisted for the 2019 Encore Award. His fiction and criticism have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, The Tangerine, Still Worlds Turning (No Alibis Press), on BBC Radio 4 and in Best British Short Stories 2019 (Salt Publishing).
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781912417759
Published: 6 May 2021
Published In: Ireland
Imprint: Little Island
Publisher: Little Island
Format: Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Pages: 224

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