The Splendour Falls
By (Author) Rosemary Clement-Moore
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Corgi Childrens
1st April 2010
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
528
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 33mm
354g
Can love last beyond the grave Sylvie Davies is a ballerina who can't dance. A broken leg ended her career, but what broke her heart was her father's death, and what's breaking her spirit is her mother's remarriage. Still reeling Sylvie is shipped off to stay with relatives in the back of beyond. Or so she thinks, in fact she ends up in a town rich with her family's history . . . and as it turns out her family has a lot more history than Sylvie ever knew. More unnerving, though, are the two guys she can't stop thinking about. Shawn Maddox, the resident golden boy, is the expected choice. But handsome and mysterious Rhys has a hold on her that she doesn't quite understand Then Sylvie starts seeing things - a girl by the lake and a man with dark unseeing eyes peering in through the window . . . Sylvie's lost nearly everything - is she starting to lose her mind as well
Sophie's character is marvellous - despite her hardships she remains likeable, determined and feisty. However, the family home in Alabama is almost a character in it's own right with its history and ghostly happenings. . . . Bang on trend for the current teenage market . . . Perfect -- Anna Elliott * Carousel *
What can I say other than WOW The Splendour Falls is a hauntingly, beautiful, love story with a twist! -- Jenn * Book Crazy Book Blog *
Rosemary Clement-Moore lives and writes in Arlington, Texas. THE SPLENDOR FALLS is the fourth book she has had published in the US for young readers.