A breathtakingly dark and twisted tale from Costa Book of the Year 2015 winner Frances Hardinge
Frances Hardinge spent 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, by this time a persistent friend had 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. This is Frances's sixth novel.
'Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now.'
*Patrick Ness*
This story is really clean, but outstandingly creepy, and I'm
completely entranced by the world that Hardinge created. . . The
writing- oh my goodness, the writing is superb. There are deeper
themes than just that of a girl trying to find herself: the effects
of war on a societal level as well as personal; the depths of
cruelty people can be capable of in the name of vengeance;
autonomy; forgiveness; love. I'm not eloquent enough to say how
amazing I think this book is and I can't recommend it highly
enough!
*NetGalley*
It's a compulsive read without naked demands for attention; the
tension is, for the most part, in uneasiness and anxiety, in a
nagging feeling that things aren't right. It's done incredibly
well, to my mind.
*breathesbooks.wordpress.com*
The most original mid-fantasy I have read in a long time... a
little book bundle of literary magic.
*tessburton.wordpress.com*
Hardinge brings sophistication and literariness to children's
fiction whilst never skimping on the entertainment and satisfaction
quotient.
*dancingonglass11.blogspot.co.uk*
I love this book so much I tried to savour it like I do with
sweets!
*thesweetreview.wordpress.com*
This melange of the historical and fantastical in Hardinge's
gloriously rich metaphor-laden style is unlikely to be to every
child's taste-but it's probably too good for them anyway.
*NetGalley*
This book is a work of art. Every sentence is an elegant, perfectly
constructed gem
*thewhisperingofthepages.blogspot.co.uk*
A strange tale of fantastical beings, strange occurrences, buried
secrets and ultimately, family relationships of all shapes and
sizes
*under-mountain.blogspot.co.uk*
Frances Hardinge, author of the award-winning novels Fly-by-Night,
Twilight Robbery and A Face Like Glass, puts an imaginative spin on
the well-worn tales of changelings in her new YA novel Cuckoo
Song.
*telegraph.co.uk*
It's magical, menacing stuff
*theguardian.com*
This multi-layered fantastical novel is one to curl up with and
savour. I can't recommend it highly enough.
*Guardian*
The sense of identity that Frances creates in all of her
characters, whether minor or major, makes real, tangible,
interesting personalities that are a genuine joy to spend time
with.
*holdfasrmagazine.com*
'All was perhaps. Nothing was certain. And that, that was
wonderful.' I am opening this review with Cuckoo Song's closing
words because there is a wonderfulness about them, an intrinsic
quality to those words that at once show the excellence of the book
at a sentence level and also perfectly encapsulate the thematic
core of the novel: its heart and soul, if you will... a supremely
well-written novel
*thebooksmugglers.com*
Cuckoo Song is a deeply moving, multi layered book about finding
oneself, where magic and the aftermath of World War I walk hand in
hand.
*blurbarians.blogspot.co.uk*
An irresistible novel, which I absolutely adored. Not many authors
can conjure such an utterly brilliant modern fairytale.
*theguardian.com*
With its creepy undertones, authentic backdrop and arresting
storyline, Cuckoo Song is the ideal book to get teenagers reading
... and thinking.
*lep.co.uk*
Cuckoo Song was a wonderful, sad and chilling book that I couldn't
put down.
*booksandenchantment.blogspot.co.uk*
Strange, creepy and wonderfully written . . . a magical read that's
about as unique as you can get!
*throughthegateway.blogspot.com*
A beautifully-written and captivating novel.
*booktrust.org.uk*
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