A Spell of Winter by Helen Dunmore
Catherine and her brother, Rob, don't know why they have been abandoned by their parents. Incarcerated in the enormous country house of their grandfather - 'the man from nowhere' - they create a refuge against their family's dark secrets, and against the outside world as it moves towards the First World War.
A marvellous novel about forbidden passions Daily Mail An intensely gripping book..written so seductively that some passages sing out from the page, like music for the eyes Sunday Times A hugely involving story which often stops you in your tracks with the beauty of its writing Observer An electrifying and original talent, a writer whose style is characterized by a lyrical, dreamy intensity Guardian
Helen Dunmore was an award-winning novelist, children's author and poet. She published twelve novels including Zennor in Darkness, which won the McKitterick Prize; Burning Bright; A Spell of Winter, which won the inaugural Orange Prize in 1996; Talking to the Dead; Your Blue-Eyed Boy; With Your Crooked Heart; The Siege, which was shortlisted for the 2001 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction 2002; Mourning Ruby and House of Orphans. She was posthumously awarded the Costa 2017 prize for her poetry collection Inside the Wave.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141033587 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141033584 |
| Title | A Spell of Winter |
| Author | Helen Dunmore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction. |
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