The Eye of the Reindeer
Eva Weaver(Author)
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Publisher)
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-297-86830-9 (ISBN)
Description
Shortly after her thirteenth birthday, Ritva is sent away to Seili, an island in the far north of Finland. A former leper colony, Seili is now home to 'hopeless cases' - to women the doctors call mad. But Ritva knows she doesn't belong there. As biting winter follows biting winter, she longs to be near to her sister, and wonders why her father ever allowed her to be taken to this desolate place. Hope arrives in the form of Martta, a headstrong girl who becomes Ritva's only friend. Making their escape from Seili one evening, they begin an odyssey over a frozen sea, with only their friendship, a small raft and a wolf called Greyheart. When Ritva and Martta reach land, they are welcomed by a tribe of Sami herdsmen. Ritva begins to imagine a new life, and sees a way out of her pain. But before she can achieve this she must find her beloved sister, and return to a family home where dark secrets lie in wait...
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-297-86830-9 (9780297868309)
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Person
Eva Weaver is a writer, coach, art therapist and performance artist. She moved to Britain from Germany 16 years ago and lives in Brighton. Her first novel, THE PUPPET BOY OF WARSAW, was published in eight countries after fierce bidding wars, and was compared to THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS and THE BOOK THIEF.