Riding Icarus by Lily Hyde

Riding Icarus by Lily Hyde

A magical modern fairytale set in Kiev, featuring a girl called Masha who lives in a flying trolleybus called Icarus. When rich Uncle Igor sends her mother abroad to work, Masha stays in Kiev and moves into an old, disused trolleybus called Icarus. But one night there is a terrible storm and Icarus takes off! Masha is transported to an enchanted place where she discovers that, on midsummer eve, she will be able to wish for whatever her heart desires. But will Masha be able to find the enchanted place again and work out her heart’s desire in time? And will she make the right wish to bring her mother back home so they can escape Igor’s clutches for ever?

Lily Hyde is a British freelance writer and journalist based in Kiev, and has been covering cultural and social issues in the former Soviet Union for several years. Her journalism and travel writing have been widely published in the international press, including Newsweek, Marie Claire and New Internationalist. She also works as a consultant on HIV/AIDS and public health information. She has had short stories published but Riding Icarus (9781406307665) and Dream Land (9781406307658) are her first novels.

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ISBN 13	9781406307665
ISBN 10	1406307661
Title	Riding Icarus
Author	Lily Hyde
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Walker Books Ltd
Year published	2008-07-07
Number of pages	208
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