Attica

Attica

by Garry Kilworth (Author), Garry Kilworth (Author)

Synopsis

A novel with echoes of timeless classics such as THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, THE BORROWERS and ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Garry Kilworth's ATTICA reveals a twilight world of forgotten wonders, and extraordinary adventures - all happening just above our heads. Join Jordy, Alex and Chloe as they cross the portal from our world to a strange and wonderful other place, accessible for just a moment in time through the trap-door of the attic in their family home. From hat-stand forests, to towering hills of old musical instruments, deserts of old books and a great water-tank lake, the vast continent they stumble upon is one of limitless surprises - and that's before they meet the inhabitants: strange clans of small and lumpen people who live in homes constructed from all manner of found things and drive vehicles powered by old sewing-machine parts. It is against this remarkable backdrop that the three children will embark on a spellbinding adventure to recover a prized possession, save a life, and - somehow - find a way back home.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Atom
Published: 03 May 2007

ISBN 10: 1904233562
ISBN 13: 9781904233565
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: * Submitted for review coverage in the children's, national and genre media * Copies mailed to key websites and bloggers * Author PR

Media Reviews
This book is reminiscent of Narnia with its alternative, magical world. A fantastic read that will have imaginations working overtime * The Bookseller *
An excellent book, good and original and, in all the best ways, strange * Neil Gaiman *
Kilworth sends his fully dimensional characters on an exhilarating adventure * Booklist *
One to watch. The book belongs in the mainstream of children's literature and has the ingredients to make it an 'adventure in the attic * classic' *
Author Bio
Twice shortlisted for the Carnegie prize, world-travelling Garry Kilworth has written a number of acclaimed and much-loved stories for children.