Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment

A hauntingly illustrated dark fairy tale where a young girl bargains with a beastly ruler to save her brothers from a ghostly hotel

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Beschreibung

<p><b>An enchanting tale of haunting places and mystical bargains, as a young girl makes a deal with the mysterious ruler of Paradise Sands, sumptuously illustrated by Levi Pinfold.</b><br><br><i>Washed clean in his pool, we fall under his rule</i><br><i>Away from what is, for we are now his.</i><br><br>When a young girl and her brothers step into the ghostly Paradise Sands hotel, they fall under the rule of the mysterious Teller. She makes a deal with him to free them all from his haunting paradise. But can she hold up her side of the bargain?<br><br><b>Praise for <i>Paradise Sands</i></b><br>"Gorgeously illustrated, Paradise Sands is a modern fairy-tale. [...] It's mysterious and each page feels heavy with underlying messages to decode." <b><i>The Independent</i></b><br><br>"Succinct, carefully chosen text and hauntingly beautiful artwork create a story that demands that its readers return to each page" <b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br><br>"Pinfold's stunning illustrations, with majestic animals, stretching landscapes and Charn-like edifices, stayed with me long after I closed the final page." <b><i>The Bookseller</i></b><br><br>"A stunning, unusual picture book which reads like a traditional fable." <b><i>Irish Independent</i></b><br><br>"This breathtaking, high concept story can barely be contained in the pages of a humble book. Levi's masterful storytelling transports readers to an entrancing and unsettling adventure [...] A spell-binding work of art." <b><i>WRD</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781406383942

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

283 x 241 x 14 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Walker Books Ltd