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Since the world fell sick with fantastical illnesses, sisters Payton and Ani have grown up in the hospital of King Jude's. Payton wants to be a methic like her father, working on a cure for her mother's sleeping fever. Ani, however, thinks the remedy for all illness might be found in the green wilderness beyond the hospital walls. When Ani stumbles upon an imprisoned boy who turns everything he touches to gold, her world is turned upside-down. The girls find themselves outside the hospital for the first time, a dark mystery unravelling ...
The first teen novel from Angharad Walker, author of critically-acclaimed The Ash House Angharad's writing evokes the clever, unique world-building and philosophical themes of Pullman's His Dark Materials while remaining startlingly original. The story follows two sisters in a London-inspired city full of fantastical illness and sprawling, gothic hospitals where dark secrets linger beneath the surface
About the Author
Angharad grew up on various military bases in the UK, Germany and Cyprus, where stories were often being told about far-flung places, past conflicts, and friends and family. She studied English Literature & Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and University of California Irvine. She now lives in London.
The first teen novel from Angharad Walker, author of critically-acclaimed The Ash House Angharad's writing evokes the clever, unique world-building and philosophical themes of Pullman's His Dark Materials while remaining startlingly original. The story follows two sisters in a London-inspired city full of fantastical illness and sprawling, gothic hospitals where dark secrets linger beneath the surface
About the Author
Angharad grew up on various military bases in the UK, Germany and Cyprus, where stories were often being told about far-flung places, past conflicts, and friends and family. She studied English Literature & Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and University of California Irvine. She now lives in London.
Industry Reviews
Praise for THE ASH HOUSE:
'An unexpected - and pleasing - combination of propitious and disquieting.' -KIRKUS REVIEWS
'Walker's immersive story slowly reveals its secrets, using tension as a lever to tip the reader deep into the Ash House's mysteries.' -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'The book has allegorical chill that settles slowly, like damp seeping in . . . leaving readers with a feeling of ambiguous unease that may stir for a long time in the back of their minds like the after-effects of a nightmare.' - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
'An unexpected - and pleasing - combination of propitious and disquieting.' -KIRKUS REVIEWS
'Walker's immersive story slowly reveals its secrets, using tension as a lever to tip the reader deep into the Ash House's mysteries.' -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'The book has allegorical chill that settles slowly, like damp seeping in . . . leaving readers with a feeling of ambiguous unease that may stir for a long time in the back of their minds like the after-effects of a nightmare.' - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
ISBN: 9781912626984
ISBN-10: 1912626985
Published: 1st February 2023
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 276
Audience: Children
Publisher: THE CHICKEN HOUSE
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 12.5 x 3
Weight (kg): 0.26
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