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The Map of Leaves
The Map of Leaves
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Since Ma died, Orla has lived alone in a woodshed by the river.Her garden provides everything she needs. But when people beginto fall sick, Governor Atlas decrees that the plants are thecause and must be destroyed. Armed only with her mother's book ofremedies Orla sets out on a barge-boat to discover the truth andsave her garden ...
Set in a world where plants talk, friendship is hard-wonand adventure is around the bend of every river ...'Townsend has crafted an uncannily rich and tactile atmosphere,grounding the reader in the setting so successfully that Icould almost feel the river mist settling in my hair.' SARAHDRIVER'Just finished this breathless marvel and there's so muchto love about it. Wild and imaginative storytelling, it introducesus to talking oaks, poisonous rock and a central character witha lot to prove.' FLEUR HITCHCOCKOrla has lived on her own since Ma died, with only her belovedgarden for company. When sickness comes and nature is blamed, Orlaknows she must find a cure.Armed with her mother's book of plants and remedies, she stealsaway on a river boat with two other stowaways, Idris and Ariana.Soon the trio must navigate the rapids of the Inkwater to a poisonousplace from which they may never return ...The debut novel from an astonishingly talented new writerA wild rapids-ride of a story, suffused at every turnwith authentic details of the natural worldA gorgeous gifty book: a flapped paperback with illustrationby Marie-Alice Harel.
Weight: 244g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913696481
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