The Double Shadow
Author | : Sally Gardner |
Publisher | : Orion Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2011-11-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781780620374 |
ISBN-13 | : 1780620373 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Double Shadow written by Sally Gardner and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arnold Ruben has created a memory machine, a utopia housed in a picture palace, where the happiest memories replay forever, a haven in which he and his precious daughter can shelter from the war-clouds gathering over 1937 Britain. But on the day of her 17th birthday Amaryllis leaves Warlock Hall and the world she has known and wakes to find herself in a desolate and disturbing place. Something has gone terribly wrong with her father's plan. Against the tense backdrop of the Second World War, Sally Gardner explores families and what binds them, fathers and daughters, past histories, passions and cruelty, love and devastation in a novel rich in character and beautifully crafted.