Set in a northern kingdom by the sea, "Rosie and the Secret of the Snogard" is a timeless story, whose rich storytelling will appeal to adults and children alike.
Timid and neglected Rosie comes to live with her uncle, King Edmar. In the castle's lower gardens she discovers a young gardening dragon called Fridolin, who has a great love for storytelling. They become friends. Unbeknown to either of them, Rosie's uncle is cursed. He has a year to break the spell or his life is forfeit; and no idea how to go about it...
As Rosie and Fridolin begin to awaken an old garden, the curse is drawing closer and they slowly begin to realise that Fridolin's dragon stories and Rosie's discoveries around the coast and castle, may all be connected to the kingdom's past, present and future.
Allow yourself to get swept up in the rough beauty of a coastal landscape.
Immerse yourself in a story of gardens, dragons, curses, friendship and countless cups of tea.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Illustrationen
60 black and white interior illustrations (vignettes), created especially for this story
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 157 mm
Dicke: 23 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-7391870-3-3 (9781739187033)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Olivia grew up in a village by the sea. Coming from a family of gardeners and with a mother fond of storytelling, she was very excited when she was finally able to read by herself and immerse herself in a world of books and stories. She has an MA in English Literature. She worked in cafés, as a support worker for people with learning difficulties, a teaching assistant in an SEN unit and taught in secondary schools. After a stint in a marketing company she now works in a bank where she spends her days trying to solve conundrums for her clients. In her spare time she loves to read, go for walks, listen to music, garden, watch wildlife, explore the coast and countryside, write and attempt the odd sketch. "Rosie and the Secret of Snogard" is her first novel. Its landscape was strongly influenced by that of Orkney, the Inner Hebrides and Shetland.
