Tom's Midnight Garden meets The Secret Garden in this mystical, classic-feeling adventure! 'A beautiful book that touches on friendship and the unbreakable bond between a protective parent and her child.' THE SUN 'Elegant, assured, sad and hilarious' GUARDIAN Jess is allergic to the sun. She lives in a world of shadows and hospitals, peeking at the other children in the playground from behind curtains. Her only friend is a boy in a coma, to whom she tells stories. ...
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Tom's Midnight Garden meets The Secret Garden in this mystical, classic-feeling adventure! 'A beautiful book that touches on friendship and the unbreakable bond between a protective parent and her child.' THE SUN 'Elegant, assured, sad and hilarious' GUARDIAN Jess is allergic to the sun. She lives in a world of shadows and hospitals, peeking at the other children in the playground from behind curtains. Her only friend is a boy in a coma, to whom she tells stories. One night she sneaks out to explore the empty playground she's longed to visit, where she discovers a beautiful impossiblity: a magical garden wrought of ice. But Jess isn't alone in this fragile, in-between place ... We're launching a startling debut talent into the middle-grade market in this classic-feeling magical-realist story, full of wonder and warmth. A tale of loneliness, friendship and the healing power of love, set between the real, contemporary world and world of ice and magic - sure to capture the imaginations of readers. Shadows of classics such as Tom's Midnight Garden and The Secret Garden, contemporary setting yet utterly timeless in feel and theme.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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New in new dust jacket. New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory.