Song of the Far Isles
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Song of the Far Isles
By (Author) Nicholas Bowling
Chicken House Ltd
Chicken House Ltd
1st February 2022
1st July 2021
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration
Sea stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Oceans and seas
Traditional and folk music
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 154mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm
260g
Description
Oran lives on Little Drum, where music is everything. Every islander has a birth instrument and a life songand the ancestors, called ghasts, linger to hear the music. But when the Duchess arrives from the mainland bringing orders of silence, she threatens the ghastsexistence, the very soul of the community. When Oran hears of a mythical instrument with the power to manipulate hearts, she brings her ghast best friend, Alick, on a quest to find it, play it, and change the Duchess's mind ...
