Simon Salka

The exquisite retelling of the tragic myth of the Lady of the Lake from the multi-million bestselling author
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ISBN: 978-0-571-37807-4
Verlag: Faber & Faber
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Salka is a faerie who falls for Owain the human who fishes in the lake in which she lives. She decides to reveal herself to him and they swiftly become betrothed to be married - but she promises that if he ever strikes her more than three times then she will disappear from his life forever. He is horrified at the thought, but as prejudice and suspicion breeds in the town, Owain wishes his beautiful and gifted wife was more ordinary and did more to fit in. She tries, but ultimately can't and won't compromise. With each failure to conform, Owain shames her publicly, which for Salka constitutes a blow to the heart - on the third occasion she disappears from his life forever, going back into the lake, and taking their children and his homestead with her. The story ends with Owain at the side of the lake calling to her - will she ever reappear again? Narrated through the eyes of various characters in a theatrical verse-like manner, this is a timeless, heavyweight of a novella that will linger in the mind long after reading.

Francesca Simon is universally known for the staggeringly popular Horrid Henryseries. These books and CDs have sold over 20 million copies in the UK alone and are published in 27 countries. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowmanwon the Children's Book of the the Year award in 2008 at the British Book Awards. She is also the author of Costa-shortlisted The Monstrous Child and Hack and Whack, her first picture book. She lives in North London with her family.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simon, Francesca