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John Dougherty
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Publisher | Corgi | ||
ISBN | 9780440867876 | ||
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Jayne
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Synopsis
Bansi O'Hara is visiting her granny in Ireland, when very strange things start to happen. First there is the swan that seems to be following them from the ferry, then the strange little man who appears in her bedroom and says he's a brownie called Pogo. Things get even stranger when Bansi finds out that her birth fulfilled an ancient prophecy from Tir na n'Og, the land of the faeries, and that the wicked Lord of the Dark Sidhe wants to spill her blood on faery soil. Bansi, Pogo and Tam, a handsome faery who can change into animal form, cross through the gate that separates the two worlds to try and make the prophecy come true for the good faery peoples. But the Dark Lord is waiting for them...
Review
What a wonderful fairy tale set in Ireland. I loved this book the twists and the turns, the will she won't she be safe! The changing of the characters and how it all fell into place at the end.
Kids will love this book as long as they don't read it just before bedtime, unless they are not scared of things that go bump in the night!! I read the book in one hit because I couldn't put it down. The next day all I wanted to do was go and find this magical place in Ireland.
John has written this brilliant tale and I hope there will be more because I would love to hear more about Bansi and her family. Her nutty granny, and their crazy Morris Minor Traveller - not many of todays' youngsters will know what that car looks like; but they were real fun to go around in when I was a little girl. In fact if I remember right that was the first car my dad ever took us on holiday in.
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