From the acclaimed author of Elsetime, shortlisted for the Awesome Book Award, a magical and thrilling adventure. ' An unforgettable adventure ' THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK. Starting on All Fools Day, twelve years ago, I remember everything. EVERYTHING. That was a wet Saturday, and that was the day I was born. 12-year-old Piaf has the ability to (and burden of) remembering everything that has happened since the day she was born. When she discovers everyone in Paris has forgotten the entire last year, 1887, including the disappearance of several gifted children, Piaf and her twin brother Luc embark on a dangerous journey that brings them to the depths of Paris's underground twin, the Catacombs, to capture the memory thief and find the lost children.
Eve is a children's book writer and artist based in Wexford, Ireland. When her head is not stuck in a middle-grade story, she enjoys helping out at workshops and painting everything from rather grown-up pieces to children's murals. Her debut, Elsetime, won the the Wells Festival of Literature Children's Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Awesome Book Award 2022.
Title: The Chestnut Roaster
Author: McDonnell, Eve
ISBN: 9781911427292
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Publisher: Everything with Words
Publication Date: 2022-10-27
Number of Pages: 324
Weight: 0.2591 kg
'Eve has created a captivating, if dastardly, world. With the help of Ewa Beniak-Haremska's atmospheric illustrations, she ensures the jeopardy remains high as the children crawl through Paris's catacombs to try to catch the memory thief. Fantastique!' THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Beautiful, mysterious and captivating. The writing is sublime. Kieran Larwood, author of The Five Realms Series. 'Just phenomenal' Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller.