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Book SynopsisIn Stoneygate there was a wilderness, an empty space where the coal pit had once been. There, Kit met Askew, with his wild dog Jax. Askew, who ran the game called Death ... A superb book, winner of the Smarties Prize and the Michael L Printz Award.
Trade ReviewMagic of a very different kind -- Erica Wagner * The Times *
An enthralling, multi-layered and complex story with a tension that builds and grips the reader. A wonder ful read. * The Bookseller *
A writer of subtle, page-turning and daring exactness. * The Times Educational Supplement *
Extremely good. Written with an acute sense of place plus a touch of the supernatural. * The Independent *
Sensitive and absorbing. * The Observer *
Has the same mesmerising quality of writing and a hauntingly intense plot. * The Sunday Times *
The book treats all the great universal themes of literature - love, loss, redemption, mortality - with elegant, tender simplicity, and it is bound to touch any reader of whatever age. -- Raymond Seitz * The Daily Telegraph *
Very touching. * The Daily Telegraph *
An essential read from an original voice. * The Daily Telegraph *
A haunting read for thoughtful readers. * The Daily Telegraph *
A moving rites-of-passage novel. * The Guardian Weekly *
This superb piece of lyrically-written literary fiction captivates teenagers and their parents alike. * The Guardian *
Almond's magic is subtle, breath-taking, redemptive. * The Times *
Gripping, convincing and effortlessly well-written * The Observer Review *
Dark and gripping. * The Times *
Almond's masterpiece:
Kit's Wilderness is one of those rare works that changes how we see the world * The Guardian *
Could a children's book win the Booker? The best writing is the kind that defies categories, and Almond's Kit's Wilderness makes the grade. * The Times *
You can feel the chill from the ghosts that haunt its pages. An essential read from an original voice in children's books. * The Daily Telegraph *
David Almond is a writer of subtle, page-turning and daring exactness, and he applies the same potent poetic and emphatic skills in his equally moving new novel. * Times Educational Supplement *
A children's book of stunning freshness and individuality. * Literary Review *
Deeper and more unsettling than Almond's breakthrough book. * Books For Keeps *
Dark and gripping. * The Times *
