'D'you - er - have you seen her before?''Yes. I know who she is.''But, Grinstead, this painting is seventy years old - probably nearer eighty! You're not being serious - I mean . . . What do you mean?'On a dark winter's night in 1970, Horley and Grinstead huddle for warmth in the Senior Common Room of a college in Oxford. Conversation turns to the two impressive works of art that Horley has recently added to his collection.What the two men don't know is that these pieces are connected in mysterious and improbable ways; and they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story which has travelled time and worlds.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called The Book Of Dust .

This book has been graded for interest at 10-17 years.

There are 80 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2022 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Matilda Tristram has worked as an animation director on music videos and as a scriptwriter and developer for Ragdoll Productions, on BAFTA award nominated Dipdap and The Adventures of Abney & Teal. Tom Duxbury is a teaching assistant. They live with their son in Tooting, London. Nick Sharratt is an award-winning and popular children's book artist, well known for illustrating the books of Jacqueline Wilson. He has written and illustrated many of his own books including What's in the Witch's Kitchen and Dear Fairy Godmother and The Foggy, Foggy Forest. Nick lives in Brighton, Sussex. Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. He lives in Oxford.