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Naondel

The Red Abbey Chronicles

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Pub Date 6 Apr 2017 | Archive Date 2 Jun 2017

Pushkin Press | Pushkin Children's Books


Description

FOR OLDER YA READERS ONLY


The founding story of the Red Abbey Chronicles, Naondel is a spellbinding tale of finding strength in friendship and never giving up hope, even in the darkest of times.


In the opulent palace of Ohaddin, women have one purpose - to obey. Some were brought here as girls, captured and enslaved; some as servants; some as wives. All of them must do what the Master tells them, for he wields a deadly and secret power.

FOR OLDER YA READERS ONLY


The founding story of the Red Abbey Chronicles, Naondel is a spellbinding tale of finding strength in friendship and never giving up hope, even in the darkest of times.


In the...


A Note From the Publisher

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maria Turtschaninoff was born in 1977 and has been writing fairy tales since she was five. She is the author of many books about magical worlds, has been awarded the Swedish YLE Literature Prize and has twice won the Society of Swedish Literature Prize. She has also been nominated for the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Naondel is part of the Red Abbey Chronicles which began with Maresi.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maria Turtschaninoff was born in 1977 and has been writing fairy tales since she was five. She is the author of many books about magical worlds, has been awarded the Swedish YLE...

Advance Praise

'An unforgettable feminist epic, shot through with hypnotic dark charm'

The Bookseller


'Bears comparison with the best of Ursula K. Le Guin'

Helsingin Sanomat


PRAISE FOR MARESI


'Maresi stands out for its startling originality, and for the frightening plausibility of the dangerous world it creates'

Telegraph


'Combines a flavour of The Handmaid's Tale with bursts of excitement reminiscent of Harry Potter's magic duels'

Observer


'Turtschaninoff weaves a hypnotic spell... at once contemporary and timeless'

Guardian


'A haunting fable'

Financial Times


'Brutal and beautiful, Maresi walks the knife edge so thrillingly I read it in one sitting. Embued with myth, wonder, and told with a dazzling, compelling ferocity. I can hardly wait for the next installment'

Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars


'Full of courage. Dark, brave and so gripping you will read it in one sitting'

Laura Dockrill

'An unforgettable feminist epic, shot through with hypnotic dark charm'

The Bookseller


'Bears comparison with the best of Ursula K. Le Guin'

Helsingin Sanomat


PRAISE FOR MARESI


'Maresi stands out for its...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781782690931
PRICE £12.99 (GBP)

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