The Week at World's End
'The Queen of Historical Fiction.' Guardian
Published on 31. August 2021
320 pages
978-0-571-33284-7 (ISBN)
Description
The hotly anticipated new standalone from the bestselling and award-winning Queen of Historical Fiction, Emma Carroll.
'The Hilary Mantel of children's fiction.' The Telegraph
'Rightfully owns the title "Queen of Historical Fiction".' BookTrust
'Historical fiction at its finest.' Bookseller
'Echoes of Michael Morpurgo and Nina Bawden.' The Times
Britain, 1962
'Who are you?' I asked.
'You don't know who I am? You mean, it's not been on the news?'
The girl glanced from Ray to me and back again.
'It's better I don't tell you,' she said firmly.
Nothing ever happens in World's End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree.
Yet they soon realise they've taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she's on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba.
As the threat of war grows, Anna's behaviour becomes more mysterious. And when Stevie unearths a dark family secret, she wonders if Anna has come to World's End Close on purpose, with a special message just for her . . .
An enthralling thriller, perfect for our tumultuous times.
'The Hilary Mantel of children's fiction.' The Telegraph
'Rightfully owns the title "Queen of Historical Fiction".' BookTrust
'Historical fiction at its finest.' Bookseller
'Echoes of Michael Morpurgo and Nina Bawden.' The Times
'The Hilary Mantel of children's fiction.' The Telegraph
'Rightfully owns the title "Queen of Historical Fiction".' BookTrust
'Historical fiction at its finest.' Bookseller
'Echoes of Michael Morpurgo and Nina Bawden.' The Times
Britain, 1962
'Who are you?' I asked.
'You don't know who I am? You mean, it's not been on the news?'
The girl glanced from Ray to me and back again.
'It's better I don't tell you,' she said firmly.
Nothing ever happens in World's End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree.
Yet they soon realise they've taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she's on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba.
As the threat of war grows, Anna's behaviour becomes more mysterious. And when Stevie unearths a dark family secret, she wonders if Anna has come to World's End Close on purpose, with a special message just for her . . .
An enthralling thriller, perfect for our tumultuous times.
'The Hilary Mantel of children's fiction.' The Telegraph
'Rightfully owns the title "Queen of Historical Fiction".' BookTrust
'Historical fiction at its finest.' Bookseller
'Echoes of Michael Morpurgo and Nina Bawden.' The Times
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
File size
1,09 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-571-33284-7 (9780571332847)
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Once told by poet Ted Hughes her writing was 'dangerous', it took EMMA CARROLL twenty years of English teaching and a life-changing cancer diagnosis to feel brave enough to give her dream of being an author a try. Nowadays, she's a bestselling author and the 'Queen of Historical Fiction' (BookTrust). She has been nominated for and the winner of numerous national, regional and schools awards - including the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, Branford Boase, CILIP Carnegie Medal, Young Quills, Teach Primary and the Waterstones Book Prize. Emma's home is in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers. She still can't believe her luck that she gets to write dangerous books for a living.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Day One
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Day Two
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- Day Three
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Day Four
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- Day Five
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- Day Six
- 25
- A Few Weeks Later .
- 26
- A Few Months Later .
- 27
- Q & A With Emma Carroll
- Praise for Emma Carroll
- About the Author
- By the same Author
- Copyright
