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A Dream of Lights
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
A Dream of Lights
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kerry Drewery
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:400 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780007446599
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint |
HarperCollins
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Publication Date |
28 February 2013 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A powerful and moving stand-alone novel for anyone who loved A GATHERING LIGHT or BETWEEN SHADES OF GREY, in which a teenage girl struggles against the odds for survival in a North Korean prison camp... From the author of A Brighter Fear. Yoora is a teenage girl living in North Korea, dreaming of the lights of foreign cities while eking out a miserable existence in a rural northern village. But then she makes a mistake: she falls in love. With someone far removed from her social class. Someone dangerous to know. When tongues start to wag, her father is executed and she is taken to a prison camp in the mountains. There, escape seems even further from her grasp. But Yoora is about to learn an important lesson: love can surprise you, and it can come in many forms...
Author Biography
Kerry Drewery lives in Lincolnshire. Active in Bookstart and the winner of a BBC writing prize, she now writes full time for teenagers. She is also the author of A Brighter Fear, a heart-breaking love story set in Baghdad during the Second Gulf War, available from HarperCollins.
ReviewsPRAISE FOR A BRIGHTER FEAR: "Debut novelist Kerry Drewery skilfully and sensitively brings the devastating effect of the war on ordinary citizens vividly to life in this tragic, touching and romantic story set in Iraq." - Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading4Kids "This is a moving and ultimately uplifting story which provides teenagers with an insight into the human tragedies behind the headlines. Recommended reading." - Families South West
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