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Shadow Of The Beast (Signature)

Shadow Of The Beast (Signature)

by Maggie Pearson (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2002

    $3.25

  • Used

    Hardcover 2005

    $105.65
Synopsis

Troy is the child of divorced parents, living with his mother - but caught in the war between his parents for custody. His father arranges for them to run away. The car crashes and his father is killed. Troy, surviving, cannot - will not - believe it, blames both himself and his mother, and will have nothing to do with her. Recuperating with family friends who run a small village shop, he experiences hallucinatory images of himself in the Beowulf legend, a story he shared with his father. As Troy's modern-day story - his loss of memory, his estrangement and fear of his own mother - interweaves with the vanquishing of the hell-hag and later the dragon by himself and Beowulf, standing shoulder to shoulder, Troy finally becomes reconciled to the death of his father.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: paperback / softback
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 15 Aug 2002
ISBN 10: 0340795980
ISBN 13: 9780340795989
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: A modern rites-of-passage story with a difference - a boy's visionary journey through the legend of Beowulf, coming to terms with loss and learning to move beyond.

Media Reviews
SHADOW OF THE BEAST ... A narrative built on layers of dreams and memories ... the merging of an ordinary, fallible man with the legendary hero is moving. A well placed story with a satisfying ending. Armadillo DARK OF THE MOON: 'Maggie Pearson is rapidly becoming one of our finest writers of fantasy.' The School Librarian OWL LIGHT 'On no account miss this fast-paced, literate comedy thriller. More Please. Soon.' Jan Mark, Carousel ... a marvellous novel full of action, mystery and wonderful characters ... Utterly absorbing and never fails to surprise. The Scotsman The themes of animal conservation and barbaric traditions like badger-baiting are handled with great sensitivity. The School Librarian ... a haunting exploration of the anxieties and angers felt by young adolescents. TES Absolutely gripping stuff ... Maggie Pearson is a great story-teller. East Anglian Daily Times
Author Bio
Maggie Pearson has worked as a librarian, bar-maid, au pair and freelance journalist, but mostly as a mother. Her first novel, OWL LIGHT, was a WH Smith Mind Boggling Book. Now that her three sons are grown up, Maggie writes full time.