The Burning by Judy Allen
In the cottages around The Green sleeps a memory of long-dead hands that once wielded a terrible power. Now it is only slumbering, waiting for somewhere to feed and grow, someone to embrace its awesome power and turn it to new purposes. On the eve of Bonfire Night, it is nudged to wakefulness: a stranger all the way from Canada on a quest for family history; friends Jan and Kate's sortie into a long-closed attic to find debris for the bonfire on The Green. This is a community holding an uneasy truce between tourist interest in legends of witchcraft and the terrible reality of a fire that burned scores of cottages and their inhabitants years before. Bonfire Night looms; objectors say there hasn't been a bonfore on The Green since The Fire and there shouldn't ever be again. The waking power feeds on the anxieties, puts out tendrils in search of a mind to sieze - and finds Jan. Into her hands will flow the deadly malevolence that once made The Burning. Into her mind will flow the hatred that once consumed everything...
'The insidiousness of evil is beautifully handled in Allen's exploration of jealousy and revenge' -- Jannie Howker in TES 'The writing style is exceptional ... Highly recommended, school libraries should add THE BURNING to their collection and explore other titles by this gifted author.' -- Beth Ashworth, Teacher Librarian, Fiction Focus 'The writing is tense and the complex plotting assured, which adds up to an exciting, imaginative tale ... ' -- BfK LORD OF THE DANCE: 'An intriguing and well written psychological novel.' -- The Northern Echo LORD OF THE DANCE: 'This is a fascinating book which will not remain long on the shelves but should certainly be available for young teenage readers.' -- The School Librarian
Judy Allen's AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS won the Whitbread Award, the Friends of the Earth Earthworm Award, and was commended for the Carnegie Medal. Author of more than 30 books for children published to critical acclaim and frequently reaching prize short-lists, she also writes for radio and television: 5 plays for BBC Radio 4, dramatisations of THE SECRET GARDEN and TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN (Philippa Pearce) for BBC Radio. Her award winning adult fiction DECEMBER FLOWER was televised by Granada in 1985, adapted for BBC Radio and televised in US. THE BURNING is her first novel for Hodder. Simultaneously we are publishing THE SPRING ON THE MOUNTAIN, originally published by Jonathan Cape in 1973 and THE STONES OF THE MOON, originally published by Jonathan Cape in 1975.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340739914 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340739916 |
| Title | The Burning |
| Author | Judy Allen |
| Series | Hodder Silver Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2000-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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