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Beschreibung

From the bestselling author of The Garden of Lost Secrets comes a thrilling new mystery filled with ticking secrets and gripping adventure, set against an Edwardian backdrop of invention and change.

JUNE, 1905.

Helena and her parrot, Orbit, are swept off to Cambridge when her father is appointed clock-winder to one of the wealthiest men in England. There is only one rule: the clocks must never stop.

Soon Helena discovers the house of one hundred clocks holds many mysteries; a ghostly figure, strange notes and stolen winding keys... Can she work out the house's secrets before time runs out?

"Howell is a hypnotically readable writer, who keeps the pulse racing, while allowing every character slowly to unravel." The Telegraph

"Fans of Emma Carroll will adore this historical tale of derring-do and righted wrongs." The Times on The Garden of Lost Secrets

/ Ausgezeichnet: The East Anglian Book of the Year Award, 2020.Nominiert: Sheffield Children's Book Award, 2021.Ausgezeichnet: Stockport Children's Book Award, 2021.Ausgezeichnet: Mal Peet Children's Award, 2020

From the bestselling author of The Garden of Lost Secrets comes a thrilling new mystery filled with ticking secrets and gripping adventure, set against an Edwardian backdrop of invention and change.

JUNE, 1905.

Helena and her parrot, Orbit, are swept off to Cambridge when her father is appointed clock-winder to one of the wealthiest men in England. There is only one rule: the clocks must never stop.

Soon Helena discovers the house of one hundred clocks holds many mysteries; a ghostly figure, strange notes and stolen winding keys... Can she work out the house's secrets before time runs out?

"Howell is a hypnotically readable writer, who keeps the pulse racing, while allowing every character slowly to unravel." The Telegraph

"Fans of Emma Carroll will adore this historical tale of derring-do and righted wrongs." The Times on The Garden of Lost Secrets

/ Ausgezeichnet: The East Anglian Book of the Year Award, 2020.Nominiert: Sheffield Children's Book Award, 2021.Ausgezeichnet: Stockport Children's Book Award, 2021.Ausgezeichnet: Mal Peet Children's Award, 2020
Zusammenfassung
A.M. Howell has always been inspired by the stories around her, and how imagination can unlock the secrets of the past. Her thrilling historical mysteries have garnered great critical acclaim, winning both the Mal Peet Children's Book Award, and the East Anglian Book of the Year Award, as well as being shortlisted for lots of other prizes. A.M. Howell lives in Suffolk with her husband and two sons.
Details
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Usborne Publishing
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781474959568
ISBN-10: 1474959563
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Howell, A. M.
Hersteller: Usborne Publishing IWUK
Usborne Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 130 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: A. M. Howell
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.02.2020
Gewicht: 0,276 kg
Artikel-ID: 118302061

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