Burning Issy
No. of pages 176
Published: 2012
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This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Andersen Press Ltd .
Melvin Burgess was born in London and brought up in Surrey and Sussex. He has had a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4. Three of his novels have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
"A writer of the highest quality with exceptional powers of insight" * Sunday Times *
"Brutally honest...this remarkable historical novel erupts into life from the very first page" * Financial Times *
"Haunting, absorbing, sometimes shocking, and beautifully told...Burgess seamlessly blends history with his invented elements." * The Bookbag *
"Carnegie-prize winning Melvin Burgess brings the past to life in this atmospheric story of witchcraft in seventeenth-century England." * JULIA ECCLESHARE, LOVEREADING4KIDS *
"A real page-turner . . . written with a tough, compelling clarity" * Carousel *
