{"product_id":"david-almond-island-2017-paperback","title":"David Almond: Island [2017] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hopeful and moving coming-of-age story set on the island of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLindisfarne\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e by David Almond, author of the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eSkellig \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Song for Ella Grey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year old Louise travels with her father to the island of Lindisfarne every year ever since she can remember - it's the place Louise's mother loved best of all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe arrival of Hassan from war-torn Syria changes everything. Louise is restless and yearning for independence, and the fiercely free and self-reliant Hassan fascinates her. He seems to know the island from long ago as if it were his home from birth. Hassan is an acrobat, maybe a sorcerer, possibly a source of great danger. The wild gang of boys who call the island their home want to cast him out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe forces of love, death and hope move Louise and Hassan towards a deeper understanding of themselves and their place in a world that is both cruel and compassionate. Lindisfarne will change their lives forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Almond is the author of many beloved and prize-winning books for children and teenagers. His best known work, \u003ci\u003eSkellig\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal and was made into a feature-length film. \u003ci\u003eA Song for Ella Grey\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautiful retelling of the myth of Orpheus, won the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Almond, David","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49084663300435,"sku":"XV81444937176","price":0.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":52044956827987,"sku":"XG81444937176","price":1.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":52044956860755,"sku":"9781444937176","price":1.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/almond-david-david-almond-island-2017-paperback-xv81444937176-57771329552723.jpg?v=1759593878","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/david-almond-island-2017-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}