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The Forever Whale

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Forever Whale

Contributors:

By (Author) Sarah Lean

ISBN:

9780007512225

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

25th August 2014

UK Publication Date:

4th July 2013

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories

Dewey:

823.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

272

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 17mm

Weight:

200g

Description

A family secret waiting to be discovered from bestselling author of A Dog Called Homeless.
A shared story can last forever.

Hannahs grandad loves telling stories from his past, but theres one that he cant remember one that Hannah knows is important.

When a whale appears off the coast, clues to Grandads secret begin to surface. Hannah is determined to solve the mystery but, as she gets closer to the truth, Grandads story is more extraordinary than she imagined.

Includes beautiful inside artwork from hugely talented illustrator, Gary Blythe.

Reviews

Praise for Sarah Lean:
" beautifully written and moving without being mawkish. A talent to watch." The Bookseller Buyers Guide

"touching, reflective and lyrical. Sunday Times, Culture

Sarah Lean's graceful, miraculous writing will have you weeping one moment and rejoicing the next. Katherine Applegate, author of The One and Only Ivan

Author Bio

Sarah Lean grew up in Wells, Somerset but now lives in Dorset with her husband, son and dog. She has worked as a page-planner for a newspaper, a stencil-maker and a gardener, amongst various other things. She gained a first class English degree and became a primary school teacher before returning to complete an MA in Creative and Critical Writing with University of Winchester. A Dog Called Homeless was her first novel.

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