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Ambergate


No. of pages 352

Published: 2011

Great for age 7-10 years

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I am the girl with no name ... I have a secret I must never tell. If I do, they will come after me - the Protector and his men.Only a number branded on her arm betrays the orphan girl's past. When she arrives at Murkmere Hall to be a kitchen maid, they call her Scuff, and little guess she has committed a terrible crime. Haunted by her dark secret, all Scuff can do is pray to the divine beings - the birds - for forgiveness.Now, five years later, the past is catching up with Scuff. Hunted from all sides, she flees Murkmere, only to be forced back to the cruel confines of the Capital, and the Orphans' Home where it all began.Set in the capital city, this has a very different feel from Murkmere, but is still grounded in the bird tradition, superstition and religion that haunts the first book.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published in 2011 by Hachette Children's Group .

Patricia Elliott has written nine novels for children and young adults. Her first novel with Hodder, The Ice Boy , won the Fidler Award for a First Novel and was shortlisted for the Branford-Boase among other awards. Her second, Murkmere , was long-listed for the Guardian Fiction Award and she has since been short-listed for many others, including the Calderdale and the Wirral Paperback of the Year.

 

The standard of writing displayed by the winners of the Fidler Award is high, and The Ice Boy is no exception. * Writers' News *

 

Compelling ... a salutary reminder to keep an eye on the children's bookshelves. * SFX magazine *

 

A black tale of friendships and betrayals, captures and escapes, and impossible bargains * School Librarian *

 

Elliott is one of [the Fidler Award's] worthiest winners. This atmospheric debut novel [is] heavy on Kleenex * The Glasgow Herald *

 

The Ice Boy: 'A remarkable first novel ... here is a writer whom you can trust.' * Armadillo *

 

Patricia Elliot has written the story excellently, with brilliant word choice and language...a gripping fantasy -- Samantha White, aged 14 * Scottish Sunday herlad *

 

Murkmere: 'Fraught with fenland mist and magic, this supernatural thriller ... is compassionate and original.' * The Times *

 

This is a beautiful, compelling novel. * Guardian *

 

A beautiful, compelling novel. You can smell the gorse...feel the swell of the sea * The Guardian on Sunday *

 

An intricate blend of mythology and symbolism * The Bookseller *