A Gathering Light [electronic resource] : WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2003
Donnelly, Jennifer2015
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An astounding novel about a girl's coming-of-age interwoven with a real-life murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America. WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2003. 'A breathtakingly good novel' Daily Mail When Mattie Gokey is given a bundle of letters to burn by Grace Brown, she fully intends to do so. But when Grace is found drowned the next day, Mattie finds that it is not as easy to get rid of those letters as she had thought. And, as she reads, a riveting story emerges - not only revealing Grace's secrets but also Mattie's hopes and ambitions for the future and her relationships with her friends and family. Published to widespread acclaim this part murder-mystery and part coming-of-age story is an astounding and accomplished novel.
Main title:
A Gathering Light [electronic resource] : WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2003 / Jennifer Donnelly
Author:
Donnelly, Jennifer, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Jennifer Donnelly is an award-winning NYT-bestselling American author of 13 novels, best known for the historical novel A Northern Light (published as A Gathering Light in the UK). It won the 2003 Carnegie Medal, and was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time in 2015. Donnelly currently lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband and daughter.
ISBN:
9781408876176
Language:
English
BRN:
3916942
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