SHINE by Candy Gourlay (Book Trailer)

Описание: Monsters are in the eye of the beholder.

Rosa suffers from a rare condition that renders her mute. She lives on the strange island of Mirasol where the rain never seems to stop.

In the gloom of the island, its superstitious population are haunted by all sorts of fears ... they shun people who suffer from Rosa's condition, believing them to be monsters who could bring misfortune and ruin to the remote island. So Rosa must live a Rapunzel sort of life, hidden away in an isolated house with its back to the rest of the world, with only the internet for a social life.

But Rosa has no desire to leave Mirasol. This is where her mother died and every night she lights a candle on the window sill. The islanders believe this is the way to summon ghosts, and Rosa wants her Mother back.

One day she is befriended by a boy online who calls himself Ansel95 - and she quickly realizes that this is one friendship that can take place in the real world. Can she really trust him? What does he want from her?

And then Mother turns up at the front door.

Published by David Fickling Books (Random House)

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Candy Gourlay is a Filipino author living in London. Shine is her second novel. Her debut novel Tall Story won the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe and the National Children's Book Award. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for many prizes.

Website: http://candygourlay.com

Facebook:   / candygourlay  

Twitter: @candygourlay

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With thanks to Jeff Moss http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeff_r_m... for the door image on Flickr Commons.