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"A Magical tale"
Synopsis
Abandoned and alone, thirteen-year-old Joe's world is shattered when he enters a deserted council house and becomes trapped within a labyrinth protecting the last magical places on earth.
There, Joe discovers a book charting this immense no-man's land, without time or place, its thirteen doors each leading to a different realm.
Hunted by sinister foes, the boy is forced ever deeper into both the maze and the mystery of his missing parents.
What will he find at the labyrinth's centre, and can it reunite him with the family he so desperately needs?
Crossing through diverse landscapes from Victorian Britain to fifties New Orleans, The Stranger's Guide to Talliston is inspired by the internationally famous house and gardens dubbed 'Britain's Most Extraordinary Home' b ythe Sunday Times.
It is a classic YA tale of adventure that introduces readers to an other world hiding in plain sight, cloaked in magic and steeped in imagined history.
Yet beyond its fearsome huntsmen and battling magicians dwells the secret that lies within all of us - the power to live extraordinary lives.
My Review
This book is an absolutely amazingly magical journey.
I absolutely loved the different rooms in the house and the adventures in each.
it was such an enthralling mix of fantasy and puzzle adventures i really felt like i was taking part too!
this was really something different and i try not to give away any spoilers in my reviews! The story line was very clever and clearly a lot of research has gone in to the events the house and the situations.
lastly i have to mention the book itself! wow the hard cover is just so beutiful! this will be sitting proudly on my bookcase! I would very highly recommend this book for teens and young adults who love adventure and magic and discovering new things.
Author Bio
John Tarrow is a novelist, poet, storyteller and award-winning writer.
His fascination with folk and faerie tales has taken him around the world, gathering threads of story and legend to weave into his own mythologies: his extensive studies in Lakota Sioux and Druidic traditions offer readers stories resonant with magic, folklore and the wonders of the natural world.
He spent twenty-five years transforming a three-bedroom, semi-detached, excouncil house in Essex into the world-famous Talliston House and Gardens.
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Thank you to the Publisher and Author for sending me an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel and for the opportunity to review these works.
All reviews are my own unbiased opinion.
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