Our Homesick Songs e-bog
82,58 DKK
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Warm-hearted and winsomely imaginative' Sunday TimesThe fish have been vanishing from the waters off Big Running, Newfoundland, and now the people are too . . .Amidst abandoned houses and closed schools, ten-year-old Finn and his sister Cora while away their nights counting the few remaining fishing boats on the coast. Meanwhile Finn's music teacher, Mrs Callaghan, shares stories about his fami...
E-bog
82,58 DKK
Forlag
Penguin
Udgivet
7 juni 2018
Længde
336 sider
Genrer
1KBC
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780241977927
Warm-hearted and winsomely imaginative' Sunday TimesThe fish have been vanishing from the waters off Big Running, Newfoundland, and now the people are too . . .Amidst abandoned houses and closed schools, ten-year-old Finn and his sister Cora while away their nights counting the few remaining fishing boats on the coast. Meanwhile Finn's music teacher, Mrs Callaghan, shares stories about his family, the island's ancient melodies, and its myths of mermaids and magic snakes. Then it's Cora's turn to vanish. Realising that he could lose his family as well as his home, Finn sets out to rescue his sister and bring life back to the barren waters.'A Wes Anderson-esque tale to fall for' Stylist'This is a novel in love with music, magic and the idealism of childhood' The Times