♥ David un autor que ha conquistado el corazón de un millón de lectores ♥ Una historia llena de luz que explora nuestro lugar en el mundo y nuestra conexión con la naturaleza Sylvia Carr, una joven valiente y rebelde, nunca ha estado tan lejos de todo. Su madre la ha llevado a un pueblo tranquilo, rodeado de un bosque inhóspito, donde se siente una extraña lejos de sus amigos. Una noche cerrada, escucha una canción inquietante que proviene de la flauta de Gabriel, un niño misterioso que la invita a cruzar la línea entre los vivos y los muertos. Sylvia empezará a ver la naturaleza con buenos ojos y seguirá a Gabriel hasta las profundidades del bosque Pero ¿logrará encontrar la salida? Una historia imprescindible para reconectar con lo salvaje. Una lección de supervivencia en tiempos turbulentos. Han «Las obras de Almond son insólitas y salvajes, libres de ataduras. Son inclasificables, dignas de ser consideradas como literatura en mayúsculas.» The Guardian «Un narrador magistral.» Independent «Sencilla por fuera pero misteriosa por dentro.» Financial Times «Un libro excelente que huele a clásico y seguramente se convierta en uno.» The Irish Times «Una novela increíblemente lírica y hermosa.» The Bookseller
Author
David Almond is a British children's writer who has penned several novels, each one to critical acclaim. He was born and raised in Felling and Newcastle in post-industrial North East England and educated at the University of East Anglia. When he was young, he found his love of writing when some short stories of his were published in a local magazine. He started out as an author of adult fiction before finding his niche writing literature for young adults. His first children's novel, Skellig (1998), set in Newcastle, won the Whitbread Children's Novel of the Year Award and also the Carnegie Medal. His subsequent novels are: Kit's Wilderness (1999), Heaven Eyes (2000), Secret Heart (2001), The Fire Eaters (2003) and Clay (2005). His first play aimed at adolescents, Wild Girl, Wild Boy, toured in 2001 and was published in 2002. His works are highly philosophical and thus appeal to children and adults alike. Recurring themes throughout include the complex relationships between apparent opposites (such as life and death, reality and fiction, past and future); forms of education; growing up and adapting to change; the nature of 'the self'. He has been greatly influenced by the works of the English Romantic poet William Blake. He is an author often suggested on National Curriculum reading lists in the United Kingdom and has attracted the attention of academics who specialise in the study of children's literature. Almond currently lives with his family in Northumberland, England. Awards: Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing (2010).
