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If some prose sings, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's truly dances. Although set in the early sixteenth century, The Dance Tree addresses issues of the utmost importance today?the subjection of women, class inequality, the dangers of religious fundamentalism. Ultimately, however, the book's wisdom, compassion, and beauty transcend historical boundaries: this is a timeless novel."?Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust?An intriguing, hauntin...

?An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion. Kiran Millwood-Hargrave effortlessly intertwines the stories of women tenderly and sympathetically, creating a novel in which female courage and resilience shines brightly against a brilliantly evoked backdrop of claustrophobic horror.??Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne ?Some historical novels don'' just describe the past, they transport you there . . . An exceptionally beauti...

Julia zieht mit ihren Eltern in einen abgelegenen Leuchtturm auf den Shetland-Inseln. Dort möchte ihre Mutter den Grönlandhai erforschen. Doch mit der Zeit verliert sich Julias Mutter zunehmend in der Forschung - an manchen Tagen ist sie geradezu überdreht, an anderen furchtbar traurig und verschlossen. Julia und ihr Vater kommen kaum mehr an sie heran und die Familie droht zu zerbrechen. Eines Abends wird Julias Mutter, die an einer bipolaren...

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A stunning gift edition of Kiran Millwood Hargrave's bestselling, prize-winning and critically acclaimed children's debut.

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Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren Magnusdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the skies break into a sudden and reckless storm. All forty of the village's men were at sea, including Maren', s father and brother, and all forty are drowned in the otherworldly disaster. Of the women left behind, survival means defying the strict rules of the island. They fish, hunt, and butcher reindeer--which they never did while the men were a...

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Gothic, intoxicating, feminist and romantic - this is the breathtakingly imagined untold story of the brides of Dracula, by bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave in her much-anticipated YA debut.

Mila believes her disappeared brother has been snatched by legendary hooded stranger the Bear, and so follows him into the frozen north. From the author of the acclaimed "The Island At The End Of Everything".

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A poignant story filled with heart-warming courage as a young girl takes on a harrowing journey to be reunited with her mother.Ami lives on Culion, an island in the Philippines for people who have leprosy. Her mother is among the infected. Ami loves her home: with its blue seas and lush forests, Culion contains all she knows and loves. But the arrival of malicious government official Mr. Zamora changes her world forever. Islanders untouched by...