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Darkwater Hall

Darkwater Hall

by Catherine Fisher (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

    $3.36
Synopsis

It is 1900, and Sarah Trevelyan, a pupil-teacher, is desperate to reclaim her family home, Darkwater Hall. Lost by her grandfather in a gambling wager, its present owner, John Azrael, is a mysterious man who draws her into a bizarre bargain ... the fulfilment of her dreams ... if she will only give up her soul.



In 2000, Darkwater Hall is a private school for boys. Tom Hughes longs for the education found within its walls, but instead goes to the local school and has trouble with unpleasant bullies. His twin brother, Simon, who died at birth, is his constant companion, unseen or heard by anyone else. When Tom meets the strange girl Sarah, and a new teacher, Azrael, he finds himself embroiled in their deadly deal ...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 208
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 19 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 0340743832
ISBN 13: 9780340743836
Book Overview: In 1900 Sarah Trevelyan is drawn into a bizarre bargain: the price is her soul. 100 years later, Tom finds himself embroiled in her deadly deal ... An intriguing reworking of the Faust story.

Media Reviews
A rich and rewarding read * Writeaway.org *
Another novel from a seriously good author...nail-biting reading * The Independent *
A gripping story that'll keep you guessing * Shout *
Catherine Fisher reworks the Faustus story with extraordinary power and skill...the narrative carries the weightier matter without strain and with pace and excitement * School Librarian *
A gripping story that'll keep you guessing! * SHOUT, 9th Feburary 2001 *
... creates a thrilling, chilling world of magic and menace * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
Catherine Fisher has an outstanding capacity for the spinning and weaving of the slenderest threads into a stout and flawless tapestry. * JUNIOR BOOKSHELF *
Another novel from a seriously good author who always writes convincing fantasy without any of the accompanying overblown rhetoric ... makes for some nail-biting reading. * INDEPENDENT 24th Feburary - 2nd March 2001 *
Catherine Fisher has an extraordinary imagination, always coming up with some new twist that is both weird yet utterly convincing. * Nicholas Tucker, Rough Guide to Children's Books *
Author Bio
CATHERINE FISHER is an award-winning fantasy writer. The Conjuror's Game was shortlisted for the Smarties Award, The Snow-Walker's Son for the W.H.Smith Mind Boggling Award, The Candle Man won the Tir-Na-n'Og Award. A TV deal for Fintan's Tower is under negotiation, and there is strong BBC Wales TV interest in her Snow-Walker trilogy. She currently holds an Arts Council Writers' Bursary. Author of 11 books for children and two volumes of award-winning poetry, she is particularly well-known in Wales. Darkwater Hall is her second book for Hodder.