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Informationen zum Autor Maria Turtschaninoff was born in 1977 and has been writing fairy tales since she was five. She is the author of many books about magical worlds. She has been awarded the Swedish YLE Literature Prize and has twice won the Society of Swedish Literature Prize. She has also been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Maresi is the first book in the three-part Red Abbey Chronicles! all of which will be published by Pushkin Press. Maresi is being published in eight languages and won the Finlandia Junior Prize. Klappentext Paperback edition of this powerful novel for fans of Ursula le Guin and Philip Pullman. Set in a beautifully crafted fantasy world it is the story of Maresi. In a world where girls aren't allowed to learn or any individual freedom, an island inhabited solely by women sounds like a fantasy. But when Maresi arrives at the Red Abbey she knows it is real and when external forces threaten its destruction, the women must use all their powers and ancient knowledge to survive. Ages: 12+ A world where girls live in fear. A safe haven far away. But is it far enough? This is Maresi's story. Zusammenfassung A world where girls live in fear. A safe haven far away. But is it far enough? This is Maresi's story.
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A.A. Prime is an award-winning translator from Swedish to English. Her previous translations for Pushkin Children's include Maria Turtschaninoff's Red Abbey Chronicles trilogy.
