Deerskin - Brossura

McKinley, Robin

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ISBN 10: 044100069X ISBN 13: 9780441000692

Casa editrice: Ace, 1994

Riassunto

When her growing beauty begins to resemble her mother's too closely, Princess Lissar must flee her father's wrath, and, in doing so, she unlocks a door into a world of magic. Reprint.

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“A fierce and beautiful story of rage and compassion, betrayal and loyalty, damage and love.” –Alice Hoffman

“An enormously powerful novel...dreamlike, urgent, inexplicable...Robin McKinley has created a world where nightmare and hope exist side by side.” –Patricia A. McKillip

“Superlative.” –Chicago Sun-Times

“A wonderful story, wonderfully told.” –The San Diego Union-Tribune

“I did so much enjoy Robin McKinley’s Deerskin...I respect her writing and reread her constantly, finding new perceptions each time.” –Anne McCaffrey

“Deerskin is a subversive fairytale with an element of myth, but most of all it is a psychological novel of great depth and power, using fantasy in the service of truth.” –Locus

“Well-chosen details, characterization is superlative.” –Booklist

“McKinley’s writing is amazing, dreamlike, gut-wrenching, and heartwarming...A very uplifting story of triumph and love.” –Under the Covers

L'autore:

Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Ace
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 044100069X
• ISBN 13: 9780441000692
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320