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It captured my heart, and i became a part of the story, part of the enchantment. It all starts with meeting ida on her journey back to a remote archipelago, specifically st. We hope that this guide will provide you a starting place for discussion, and suggest a variety of perspectives from which you might approach the girl with glass. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 292 pages and is available in hardcover format. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the release dates submission guide. From girl of glass, which blends dystopian darkness with the heartpounding danger of vampires, to the chronicles of maggie trent, which opens the. The hybrid form of the book fairy tale, myth, psychological realism and fantasyimpresses. Buy the girl with glass feet main by shaw, ali isbn. The girl with glass feet is a romantic story with a warm heart, but it wasnt until i finished the book that i realized it was a cleverly disguised paranormal romance. Pdf the girl with glass feet book by ali shaw free.
Follow the links below to see what people are saying about the novel, or to browse interviews, drawings and much more on ali shaws blog. Winner of the desmond elliott prizestrange things are happening on the remote and snowbound archipelago of st. The girl with glass feet libraries high life highland. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are ida maclaird, midas crook. Meet the girl made of glass super rare reaction time. Shaw acknowledges the influence of writers like andersen, kafka and borges shaws menagerie of perfectly detailed, marvelous creatures could have stepped from the pages of the book of imaginary beings.
Megan orussell is the author of several young adult series that invite readers to escape into worlds of adventure. Cathy has been a foster carer for over 25 years, during which time she has looked after more than 100 children, of all ages and backgrounds. The following author biography and list of questions about the girl with glass feet are intended as resources to aid individual readers and book groups who would like to learn more about the author and this book. Strange things are happening on the remote and snowboun. Will they find a way to stave off the spread of the glass. Like all the best fairy tales, though, its tinted with a pervading sense of unease that sticks with the reader long after the cover is closed. Chelsea and curtis lush were thrilled to learn they were pregnant with their first child, a beautiful baby girl named zoe.
The girl with glass feet isnt any of this, but there are phantastic elements in it and i enjoyed them very much. Once upon a time a girl was diagnosed with a rare condition rendering the bones in her feet as delicate as cinderellas glass slippers. Lookingglass girl is an unforgettable tale of friendship and love. Winner of the desmond elliott prize 2010 shortlisted for the costa book award nominee for first novel 2009 longlisted for guardian first. The girl of glass mariana lives with her family on the venetian island of murano famed for its artists who create masterpieces from glass. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Two lives brutally cut short 108 years apartjune 1904.
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