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One of our Books of the Year 2014 - May 2014 Debut of the Month An engrossing school adventure story packed full of mystery and rich in atmosphere. Orphaned Edie is rescued from a miserable stay with cousins because she can be useful in discovering exactly what is happening at the exclusive Knight’s Haddon School for Girls where Anastasia, the daughter of a Russian prince, is studying. The school is in a castle cut off from the outside world. When mysterious things happen – and especially when Anastasia’s precious possessions go missing – no one knows quite whom to blame. Can Edie get to the bottom of what is going on?
A Piece of Passion from Barry Cunningham, Publisher, Chicken House I went to a boys’ boarding school – we had straw hats and silly rules, but I loved living with a bunch of friends all day, every day. It was like being on a desert island with prefects! Of course, we imagined all the visitors were criminals and there was a dire secret in the clock tower. But actually, maybe Esme Kerr’s right; it was the teachers who had the real secrets all the time . . .
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The Glass Bird Girl Synopsis
When Edie is sent by her guardian, a secretive art dealer, to Knight’s Haddon School, it’s not because he cares. He needs Edie to befriend Anastasia, the unhappy daughter of one of his richest Russian clients, Prince Stolonov.
With some trepidation, Edie finds herself looking up at the school with its pale stone turrets, so removed from the modern world, but soon she’s oddly comforted by a world of stark dormitories, lacrosse – and no boys. Plus, she feels safe in the presence of the extraordinary head, Miss Fotheringay.
But something strange is going on. Anastasia is an exotic and fragile girl, and she’s not the spoilt princess that everyone thinks she is. Someone means her harm and it’s up to Edie to find out who.
A note from the author.....‘I often think of the boarding school I attended long ago, when there were no computers or mobile phones, and the outside world was something we knew we would barely glimpse again until the next holiday, or the end of term. I tried to imagine whether such a place might ever exist today, and then in my mind's eye I saw Knight's Haddon, but it turned out to be a much more mysterious place than the school I'd known…’
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7th May 2015 |
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Esme Kerr |
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Chicken House Ltd |
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Esme Kerr Press Reviews
The Glass Bird Girl by Esme Kerr has a distinct feeling of fantasy about it in spite of its modern setting ... This is an engrossing book, cleverly plotted and peopled by very real characters.’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘This is a rollicking romp of a novel – the first in a series, I hope – with a wonderfully spirited heroine ... Kerr’s debut is impressive and strikes just the right tone for girls looking for a modern Malory Towers.’ DAILY MAIL
‘With plenty of twists and turns, this is a gripping adventure story, which will keep readers turning the pages right until the satisfying conclusion.’ BOOKTRUST
'There’s nothing like a good boarding school story, and this is a great example of the genre ... Edie is a great heroine, all stiff upper lip and inner turmoil, and headmistress Miss Fotheringay, ‘Fothy’, the woman we’d all like to be, surely! The mystery story provides moments of real suspense and it all builds to a properly satisfying climax. This will be a favourite with readers, and there are more stories to come.' BOOKS FOR KEEPS
'This is the first in an exciting new series … with echoes of Mallory Towers, the midnight dfeats and schoolgirl sleuthing make this perfect for Blyton fans – and girls dreaming of adventure' MAIL ON SUNDAY, Children's Book of the Month
'Another modern-but-not-modern book is Esme Kerr’s The Glass Bird Girl. It’s terrifically old-fashioned: an orphaned girl is given a scary assignment to keep tabs on a Russian rich girl who’s being spooked at boarding school by unaccountable events. A good read.' EVENING STANDARD
'It is this voice that also comes through in Esme Kerr’s The Glass Bird Girl ... Sensitively written, this is a cut above most fiction for girls of nine-plus.' Amanda Craig, NEW STATESMAN
'The Glass Bird Girl was a brilliant book which, although written in an old-fashioned style, was exciting and mysterious. There wasn't a moment where you didn't want to read on as the plot kept you captivated with its twists and turns … a good adventure-mystery book which will make you want to read it again and again and again! I would give this book 9/10.' GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS WEBSITE
'This is an enjoyable mystery and I’m definitely looking forward to the next in the series!' THE BOOKBAG 4 Stars
