The Leap
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:4th Jan '01
£9.99
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A compelling and atmospheric tale from Jonathan Stroud, author of the bestselling Bartimaeus Sequence.
Everyone says that Max is drowned, but Charlie thinks differently: she was in the mill-pool with him, and knows exactly what she saw. When she begins to see him in her dreams, her hopes are raised. It seems the reunion she craves is possible. But where exactly is Max leading her? And will she be able to return?Everyone says that Max is drowned, but Charlie thinks differently: she was in the mill-pool with him, and knows exactly what she saw. When she begins to see him in her dreams, her hopes are raised. It seems the reunion she craves is possible. But where exactly is Max leading her? And will she be able to return?
Compelling reading . . . Sensitively depicted * Guardian *
Atmospheric and intriguing . . . The quality of the writing never flags * Daily Telegraph *
This novel braids the fantastic and the everyday together into a very skilful and readable story, full of real emotions and fairytale echoes * Carousel *
A finely choreographed novel of displacement, death and friendship * Oxford Times *
ISBN: 9780099402855
Dimensions: 199mm x 129mm x 16mm
Weight: 141g
192 pages