The Realm of Shells by Sonia Overall
A delicately balanced novel of childhood secrets, hidden treasure and the lengths people will go to in order to protect or discover what they deem valuable.'This unusual novel paints an evocative picture of a life in a musty British seaside town in the 19th Century…The author conveys thoughtfully and with humour not only her young protagonist's hopes and fears but also the anachronistic outlook of her strict, god-fearing parents' The Sunday Times
'This novel is very good indeed – confident and vividly energetic in a way that is entirely captivating…I cannot recommend this novel too highly.' Daily Telegraph
'Sonia Overall manages to tell a conventional story with remarkable originality…Her confidence is astonishing…It takes a writer of rare ability to produce a novel as good as this. She has made the grade.' Glasgow Herald
'While Fanny's voice, full of onomatopoeic accounts of household noise and incident, is thoroughly engaging, some of the best things here…are perhaps the least Victorian in character. It may be that Overall will eventually come to regard the 19th century as a constraint on her very considerable imagination.' The Independent
'An engrossing, accomplished tale of lost innocence which tiptoes elegantly towards its tragic denouement with genuine literary flair.' Easy Living
Sonia Overall grew up in Ely and later moved to Canterbury, where she studied Literature and Philosophy. She lives in Kent, with her husband, a fine artist. This is the author of ‘A Likeness’.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007184118 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007184115 |
| Title | The Realm of Shells |
| Author | Sonia Overall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2007-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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