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| Waiting on Wednesday: August 12 |
Orfeia
by Joanne M. Harris
Illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins
When you can find me an acre of land,
Every sage grows merry in time,
Between the ocean and the sand
Then will you be united again.
(Inspired by The Child Ballads 2 & 19)
So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, through the realms of the real, of dream, and even into the underworld itself.
But determination alone is not enough. For to save something precious, she must give up something precious, be it a song, a memory, or herfreedom itself…
Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.
To be published by Gollancz on 03 September 2020
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