Kamila Shamsie retells 'The Ugly Duckling'. A Fairy Tale Revolution is here to remix and revive our favourite stories. 'A duck unlike other ducks. A raincloud-duck, with the heart of a lion, who struck out into the world on her own...'On the farm, some eggs are hatching. A flock of sweet ducklings are popping out. But one duckling looks different from all the others... Cast out and all alone, this odd duckling will need all her bravery and curiosity to survive. Her journey is a search for belonging, but what she finds is the right to be different.
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A Fairy Tale Revolution is here to remix and revive our favourite stories. A raincloud-duck, with the heart of a lion, who struck out into the world on her own...'On the farm, some eggs are hatching. Cast out and all alone, this odd duckling will need all her bravery and curiosity to survive.
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Duckling, written in a clear, poetic voice reminiscent of Wilde's Happy Prince, is at times almost painfully affecting...but brimming over, too, with heart and courage
A retelling of 'The Ugly Duckling' from A Fairy Tale Revolution, a series designed to remix and revive our favourite stories

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781784876319
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Vintage Classics
Vekt
316 gr
Høyde
267 mm
Bredde
217 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
01, P, U, J, G, 06, 05, 02, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
32

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Kamila Shamsie (Author)
Kamila Shamsie is the author of eight novels, which have been translated into over 30 languages. Her novels include Home Fire (2018) which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction and was long listed for the Man Booker Prize, Burnt Shadows which won the Premio Boccaccio in Italy, and A God in Every Stone which won the Anisfield-Wolf Award. She grew up in Karachi, has an MFA from the University of Manchester in Amherst, and now lives in London.

Laura Barrett (Illustrator)
Laura Barrett is an illustrator inspired by the darker side of folk and fairy tales, and enjoys working in the medium of traditional Scherenschnitte (paper cutting). Since graduating from University of the Arts London and with over 10 years of industry experience, Laura has worked with a stellar client list including the BBC and The Guardian. Laura works from her home studio in South East London.