**WINNER Children's Book of the Year Senior, Irish Book Awards 2024**
Fia and her snow deer Solas have always had a powerful and unbreakable connection. But as Fia's village face a seemingly eternal winter, they turn their sights to Solas and an ancient prophecy that promises the return of sunlight and life, if the ultimate sacrifice is made . . .
Refusing to allow the worst to happen, Fia and her cousin Mish run from the village with Solas, seeking out the Deer Mother - the mythical being who wakes the sun at the winter solstice and who might be their only hope.
But the wilderness is harsh and shadows lurk at every turn. Can they make it to the Deer Mother? And, if they do, what choices will Fia face to bring back the sun and save her village?
A powerful and beautiful tale set in snowy pre-historic Ireland, about hope, kindness and the power of friendship, from exceptional new writing talent, Eilish Fisher, brought to life with stunning illustrations from Dermot Flynn.
Praise for Fia and the Last Snow Deer
'Tender, hopeful and thrillingly wild' Abi Elphinstone, bestselling author of Sky Song
'A beautiful, lyrical read full of love, hardship and hope . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough.' Reading Zone, five star review
'Visually delicious and lyrically lovely' Oliver Callen, RTE Radio One
'A stunning debut, which should become a classic, with immediate appeal for fans of writers like Michelle Paver and Abi Elphinstone.' The Irish Times
'An otherworldly debut' Image Magazine
'Writing and illustration of equal beauty' Sara Keating, Best Books of 2024 selection, The Irish Times
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Editions-Typ
Dateigröße
ISBN-13
978-0-241-65194-0 (9780241651940)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Eilish Fisher lives in the mountains of County Wicklow with her partner and son. She has a masters degree in early medieval Irish history and literature and a doctorate in medieval English literature from Maynooth University. Eilish's poetry has been published in a range of magazines and journals and her debut novel, Fia and the Last Snow Deer, published by Puffin, Uk, has been awarded and shortlisted for multiple awards, including the An Post Children's Book of the year, Senior Category 2024, the Eilis Dillon Award and the overall KPMG Book of the Year awards at the 2025 KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards. Eilish has received a Laureate na nog mentorship from Children's Books Ireland, a Word's Ireland mentorship, and a full Literary Bursary Award from the Irish Arts Council. Dermot is originally from Ireland, where he studied at Dublin's NCAD. En route to London, he completed his MA at the University of Brighton. He now teaches and works as a freelance illustrator for clients such as Publicis, Target USA, the Guardian, the Irish Times, Carton LeVert, McCann Erickson, DDB, Dentsu, 180 Amsterdam and Adidas. In his spare time he plays the cello, cycles and skates around London, and writes letters to Ken Livingstone about the appalling no.15 bus from Aldgate to Regent Street.
