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A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars
- Author
- Yaba Badoe
- Narrator
- Nneka Okoye
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Publish Date
- 29 November 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Fourteen years on she's a member of Mama Rose's unique and dazzling circus. But, from their watery grave, the unquiet dead are calling Sante to avenge them:
A bamboo flute. A golden bangle. A ripening mango which must not fall... are these the missing pieces of the jigsaw which will reveal Sante's story?
Written by an award-winning Ghanaian-British filmmaker, shortlisted for the Branford Boase award 2018 and nominated for the 2018 Carnegie Medal.
'An ambitious, impressive and skilful blend of modernity, mystery and myth' -- Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week
'A blend of magical realism and brutality, this is a powerful and original novel' -- Sally Morris, Daily Mail
A rich powerful novel, fusing the horror of people-trafficking with the magic of African folklore' ― The Bookseller
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Details
- Author
- Yaba Badoe
- Narrator
- Nneka Okoye
- Duration
- 7 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9788728285855
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Genre
- Children's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realism, Myth & legend told as fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories
Synopsis
Sante was a baby when she was washed ashore in a sea-chest laden with treasure. It seems she is the sole survivor of the tragic sinking of a ship carrying migrants and refugees. Her people.Fourteen years on she's a member of Mama Rose's unique and dazzling circus. But, from their watery grave, the unquiet dead are calling Sante to avenge them:A bamboo flute. A golden bangle. A ripening mango which must not fall... are these the missing pieces of the jigsaw which will reveal Sante's story?Written by an award-winning Ghanaian-British filmmaker, shortlisted for the Branford Boase award 2018 and nominated for the 2018 Carnegie Medal.'An ambitious, impressive and skilful blend of modernity, mystery and myth' -- Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week'A blend of magical realism and brutality, this is a powerful and original novel' -- Sally Morris, Daily MailA rich powerful novel, fusing the horror of people-trafficking with the magic of African folklore' ― The Bookseller-
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