![]() ![]() Deliberate, impeccable, and extraordinary. Hardinge’s plot is both unpredictable and rock-solid, her settings full of smells, her imagery vivid: A shocked silence pooled like blood. Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent Hardinge is a talent who deserves to be read by children and adults alike. Powerlessness, poverty, and integrity are major themes, built on a subtle yet stubborn underlying warmth. ![]() It's rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled' At the centre of the novel, young Makepeace is a vital and engaging presence amid a cast of extraordinary and villainous characters, and she had my heart from the first. The striking originality of its magical element is matched by a thrilling depiction of a 17th century England riven with political and religious unease. Patrick Ness 'A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge's status as one of our finest storytellers. ![]()
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