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Ransom of Dond
ISBN-13:
9781448172597
Veröffentl:
2013
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
112
Autor:
Siobhan Dowd
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Siobhan Dowd (1960 - 2007), in London geboren, stammte aus County Waterford, Irland, und verbrachte dort einen großen Teil ihrer Kindheit. Nach der Schulzeit in London studierte sie in Oxford und begann dort als Redakteurin für PEN International und als freischaffende Autorin zu arbeiten. Nach schwerer Krankheit erlag Siobhan Dowd 2007 ihrem Krebsleiden.
Darra is an omen of unluck: a thirteenth child. To appease the dark god, Dond, and bring good fortune to her small island community, Darra must be sacrificed at the age of thirteen - by drowning. On the eve of her final birthday, Darra begins to dream of the twin brother she has watched from afar but never met, and dares to hope that she might escape her fate . . . The scouring wind and remorseless waves which beat against Darra's island world are matched in Pam Smy's powerful, wild and emotive illustrations. The Ransom of Dond is our final story from Siobhan, and a book to be treasured.
Darra is an omen of unluck: a thirteenth child. To appease the dark god, Dond, and bring good fortune to her small island community, Darra must be sacrificed at the age of thirteen - by drowning. On the eve of her final birthday, Darra begins to dream of the twin brother she has watched from afar but never met, and dares to hope that she might escape her fate . . . The scouring wind and remorseless waves which beat against Darra's island world are matched in Pam Smy's powerful, wild and emotive illustrations. The Ransom of Dond is our final story from Siobhan, and a book to be treasured.