Verdigris Deep

Verdigris Deep

by Frances Hardinge (Author)

Synopsis

'Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now.' Patrick Ness Verdigris n. a blue-green rust that tarnishes ageing and forgotten copper coins, altering them entirely ...One evening, Ryan and his friends steal some coins from a well. Soon after, strange things begin to happen. Peculiar marks burn on Ryan's knuckles and light bulbs mysteriously explode. Then the well witch appears, with her fountains for eyes and gargled demands. From now on the children must serve her - and the wishes rotting at the bottom of her well. In the tradition of truly fantastic story-telling, Verdigris Deep is a darkly witty, utterly creepy and clever novel by Frances Hardinge, author of The Lie Tree.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New Edit/Cover
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 28 Jan 2016

ISBN 10: 150981874X
ISBN 13: 9781509818747
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: From the winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2015, a wholly original modern classic in the making.

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'Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now.' -- Patrick Ness
Author Bio
Frances Hardinge spent a large part of her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. She read English at Oxford University, then got a job at a software company. However, a few years later a persistent friend finally managed to bully Frances into sending a few chapters of Fly By Night, her first children's novel, to a publisher. Macmillan made her an immediate offer. The book went on to publish to huge critical acclaim and win the Branford Boase First Novel Award. She has since written many highly acclaimed children's novels including, Fly By Night's sequel, Twilight Robbery, as well as the Carnegie shortlisted Cuckoo Song and the Costa Book of the Year winner, The Lie Tree.