Saffy's Angel: Book 1 (Casson Family)

Saffy's Angel: Book 1 (Casson Family)

by HilaryMcKay (Author)

Synopsis

After Saffron Casson discovers that she's adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it. Realising that her childhood in Siena holds the key, she secretly stows away on a car trip to Siena, with her new friend, Sarah. Meanwhile, the rest of her family are engaged in their own wacky projects. Caddy, a hopeless student, is studying for her A Levels and desperately trying to pass her driving test. Indigo, the sole boy of the Casson family, is determined to rid himself of the fear of heights. And the youngest, Rose, a budding artist, has a knack for baiting her pompous dad, with entertaining results ...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 15 Nov 2001

ISBN 10: 0340850795
ISBN 13: 9780340850794

Media Reviews
THE EXILES ' This most engaging comedy of manners...a delight' -- THE GUARDIAN THE EXILES 'an inventive, funny romp from a writer with a sparky future.' -- THE BOOKSELLER THE EXILES IN LOVE 'McKay has created a boisterous, chaotic family which always makes me want to rush out and adopt three sisters.' -- GERALDINE BRENNAN in TES 'Irresistible wit and warmth... marvellous stuff from a marvellous author, who has the potential to knock even the queen of children's fiction, Jacqueline Wilson, off her perch... a fantastically straightforward, deeply satisfying, superior read.' -- Amazon.co.uk
Author Bio
Hilary McKay won the Guardian Children's Award with her first novel, The Exiles. Her subsequent work has achieved similar recognition - The Exiles at Home won the Smarties Prize and the Dog Friday trilogy was critically acclaimed. A graduate of Botany and Zoology from St Andrews University, Hilary now writes full-time. She lives in Derbyshire with her husband and two children.