Winter Shadows
Published on 11. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
330 pages
978-1-77049-358-2 (ISBN)
Description
It is the winter of 1856, and Beatrice Alexander has just returned from Upper Canada to her home on the Red River, in what is now Manitoba. Her father's new wife is threatened by Beatrice and is driving a wedge into the family.
Five generations later, in the same house, Christmas promises to be a miserable time. Cass's mother died of cancer and her father has remarried a woman with an attitude that's very hardto take. Miraculously, when Cass discovers the star brooch belonging to Beatrice, her visions lead her to Beatrice's diary. Is she really able to communicate with Beatrice across time, or is it all in her imagination?
Margaret Buffie's great skill as a storyteller creates a splendid, engaging novel that offers readers a rich combination of fine history, suspenseful shifts in time, and unforgettable characters.
Five generations later, in the same house, Christmas promises to be a miserable time. Cass's mother died of cancer and her father has remarried a woman with an attitude that's very hardto take. Miraculously, when Cass discovers the star brooch belonging to Beatrice, her visions lead her to Beatrice's diary. Is she really able to communicate with Beatrice across time, or is it all in her imagination?
Margaret Buffie's great skill as a storyteller creates a splendid, engaging novel that offers readers a rich combination of fine history, suspenseful shifts in time, and unforgettable characters.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 10 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77049-358-2 (9781770493582)
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MARGARET BUFFIE born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, began her writing career in 1987 with her first novel for young adults - Who Is Frances Rain? It quickly became a bestseller. Since then, she has published nine other books, many of which were also published in the United States, Norway, Sweden, Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, and China.
Margaret Buffie has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career, including the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work. Winter Shadows was a Nautilus Silver winner, listed as one of OLA's Best Bets for Young Adult Fiction, and a finalist for the CLA Book of the Year Award and the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award.
Margaret Buffie has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career, including the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work. Winter Shadows was a Nautilus Silver winner, listed as one of OLA's Best Bets for Young Adult Fiction, and a finalist for the CLA Book of the Year Award and the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award.