The December Rose
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The December Rose
By (Author) Leon Garfield
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Red Fox Classics
15th May 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 18mm
203g
Description
A thrilling tale of deceit, espionage and murder from Leon Garfield. Secrets whispered up a chimney, a golden locket with a broken chain, murder in the streets of London - and suddenly young Barnacle is plunged into a terrifying mystery. The December Rose is a thrilling tale of deceit, espionage and murder set in the teeming, colourful Victorian London.
Reviews
Not only a swift thriller . . . but a rich comedy . . . and great fun * Guardian *
Author Bio
Leon Garfield was born in Brighton in 1921. He was the acclaimed author of more than thirty novels for children and adults including Devil in the Fog, winner of the inaugural Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1967, The God Beneath the Sea, winner of the 1970 Carnegie Medal, and John Diamond, winner of the 1980 Whitbread literary award. He was also elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1996.
