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Dark Warning

Dark Warning

by Marie Louise Fitzpatrick (Author), Marie Louise Fitzpatrick (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

    $30.88
Synopsis

Ever since Taney was four she's known she could see things before they happened. She also knows that she must keep her gift a secret - at all costs. Teased and isolated by the local children for being strange, as Taney grows older, she has more and more questions. Why is her father so terrified of her gift? What happened to her mother? Then she meets the mysterious Billy, an outsider just as she is. Charming and attentive, Billy is the first person with whom Taney can simply be herself; with whom she can share her strange burden, and begin, instead, to feel proud of her ability. But then the visions come - lone girls attacked as they walk home at night. And as Billy begins to withdraw further into himself, Taney must ask herself who to trust - her only friend, or the visions that torment her dreams...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published: 05 Jan 2012
ISBN 10: 1842556789
ISBN 13: 9781842556788
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: Her past is a secret, but Taney Tyrell is haunted by the future. Brilliant new novel about a girl with the gift of the second sight, by Irish author Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick.

Media Reviews
The sensory encompassing descriptions brought the historical setting to vivid life, as well as the sense of class divide and poverty. We Love This Book 20120105 Dark Warning has a beautiful sense of time and place and is rich in detail about Irish history and cultural tradition. The prose is just gorgeous, with lyrical descriptions and vivid, energetic dialogue. The characterisation is fantastic, too. Taney herself is wonderfully drawn, fearful of the gift she doesn't fully understand, lonely as only a motherless child can be, but with a central core of courage and resolve. The Book Bag 20120105 Taney's fresh, colloquial voice - determined, self-aware, often terrified by her visions - shines through this gripping historical novel, vividly portraying the jostling elegance and poverty of 18th-century Dublin. Booktrust 20120105 This is an engaging and engrossing story which is given a lilting momentum by the dialect used in both narrative and dialogue. BOOKS FOR KEEPS 20120101 This novel about the 19th Century life in Dublin rewards the reader with fascinating historical insight and is an original twist on the paranormal trend. -- Paddy O'Doherty IRISH INDEPENDENT 20120111 a gripping historical thriller School Librarian Magazine 20120701
Author Bio
Born in Dublin (where she still lives) in 1962, Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. She frequently gives talks, workshops and conducts residencies for all age groups throughout Ireland. In addition, she has worked at the Irish College in Paris and was writer-in-residence at Hollins University, Virginia USA. Apart from travelling, her interests include photography, history ... and chocolate. Her books have been published throughout the world in various co-editions.