- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Hachette Children's (Sep 15 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0340883642
- ISBN-13: 978-0340883648
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,882,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'... carefully constructed, well researched and ambitions novel.' -- writeaway.org 20050905 Reading one of Sophie Masson's books is like standing on top of a lonely mountain at midnight, under a star-filled sky ... Her work has that same sense of clarity, magic and mystery ... -- GARTH NIX 20050905 THE TEMPESTOUS VOYAGE OF HOPEWELL SHAKESPEARE: 'Masterly' -- The Times 20030521 'Step aboard .. and embark on a magical mystery voyage.' -- Books for Keeps 20030901 'Sophie Masson is decidedly a captivating narrator who certainly knows how to hypnotise her readers.' -- Lollipops 20030901 CLEMENTINE: 'A fabulous novel ...' -- Adele Geras, TES 20020607 CARABAS: 'A sophisticated and timeless tale of magic and human nature.' -- Weekend Australian 20020607 'One of the strengths of Masson's work is this creation of parallel worlds of fantasy which interweave with the old folk tale but also produce echoes of myth.' -- Australian Book Review 20020607
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Toby is the orphaned nephew of the Theo Trentham, leader of a motley, down-at-heel troupe of actors touring Louisiana. They had hoped for great things in New Orleans during the Carnival. Instead a spiv has taken their money but booked them remote venues in the countryside. On Christmas Eve, the company straggle away from yet another seedy, unwelcoming town and are caught in a rainstorm. They shelter in a crumbling mansion named Illyria, occupied only by an enigmatic black woman, Marie LaRoche, and her mistress, a spirited Creole girl, Isabelle de Castelon. Toby falls desperately and instantly in love. But as Toby unravels the mysteries of Isabelle's origins, he begins to suspect something terrible will engulf them all. As the days gather pace towards the Mardi Gras festivities, magic, secrets, masks and disguises all come to a dangerous head.
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Solid, if not stunning, Sep 3 2011
By S. Caughie "scaughie" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Malvolio's Revenge (Paperback)
I bought this as research for my own current book, and while it didn't yield much in that department, I ended up really enjoying the read. Yes, the plot's a bit predictable, but there's enough that's unique to keep it interesting, and though I guessed the others, I have to admit I didn't see the final twist coming. Very clearly a YA novel, but far more solid than a lot of the stuff written for that audience.
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