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Maria's Island

von 9 - 12 J.
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
128 Seiten
Englisch
Walker Bookserschienen am07.07.2022
A dramatic and moving story set in the same world as the international bestseller The Island from the celebrated novelist Victoria Hislop.The absorbing story of the Cretan village of Plaka and the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony - is told to us by Maria Petrakis, one of the children in the original version of The Island. She tells us of the ancient and misunderstood disease of leprosy, exploring the themes of stigma, shame and the treatment of those who are different, which are as relevant for children as adults. Gill Smith's rich, full-colour illustrations will transport the reader to the timeless and beautiful Greek landscape and Mediterranean seascape.mehr
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EUR14,50
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
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Produkt

KlappentextA dramatic and moving story set in the same world as the international bestseller The Island from the celebrated novelist Victoria Hislop.The absorbing story of the Cretan village of Plaka and the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony - is told to us by Maria Petrakis, one of the children in the original version of The Island. She tells us of the ancient and misunderstood disease of leprosy, exploring the themes of stigma, shame and the treatment of those who are different, which are as relevant for children as adults. Gill Smith's rich, full-colour illustrations will transport the reader to the timeless and beautiful Greek landscape and Mediterranean seascape.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-5295-0411-8
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2022
Erscheinungsdatum07.07.2022
Seiten128 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht340 g
Artikel-Nr.58511748

Inhalt/Kritik

Kritik
The tale is narrated by Maria, one of the children in Hislop's novel The Island, from which this engrossing yarn is skillfully adapted for younger readers. The Daily Telegraphmehr

Autor

Victoria Hislop worked in publishing, PR and as a journalist before becoming a novelist. Her adult fiction books include The Island, The Return and Those Who Are Loved, all of which have been bestsellers. She divides her time between England and Greece, and Maria's Island is her first book for children.