The Star of Kazan

Award-winner Eva Ibbotson''s hugely entertaining The Star of Kazan is a timeless classic for readers of any age. Perfect for fans of Journey to the River Sea . With a gorgeous updated cover by Katie Hickey. ''Packed with wit and adventure'' - The Times Ever since she was found abandoned as a baby in 1896, Annika has lived in the servants'' quarters at a grand house in Vienna. She loves the other servants as if they were family, and she adores the magnificent, glittering city. There is only one thing that Annika longs for: the day her real mother comes to find her. So when a beautiful aristocrat arrives to claim her, it is as if Annika has walked into her own dream. Whisked off to her true home - a remote estate far, far from Vienna - her new life begins. But the dark and crumbling castle echoes with secrets and lies, and as Annika unravels the truth she finds herself in terrible danger . . .

Bericht

...elegantly written, witty and well-observed if (after a few) formulaic fables of emigrées with beautiful burnished hair fallen on hard times. Nigella Lawson The Sunday Times

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Eva Ibbotson, Ibbotson Eva
• Verlag: Macmillan Children's Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 9 bis 11 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9781035047000
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3504700-0
• Seiten: 400
• Abmessung: 128 mm x 197 mm x 24 mm
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher; Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre; austria, Vienna, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2)