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'Marvellous, marvel-filled Beautifully written *» ' and utterly entrancing' Independent on Sunday
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With his mother in hospital, Alex Cold is sent to ^^ -his fierce, wonderful grandmother Kate - a pipe-smoking, vodka-drinking old reporter with blue eyes "as sharp as daggers' points". Kate is about to embark on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon rainforest, but rather than change her plans," she simply takes Alex along with her In a novel rich in adventure, magic and spirit, internationally-celebrated novelist Isabel Allende takes us on a voyage of discovery and wonder, deep into the heart of the Amazon.
'Both gripping and amusing. The journey 4
up a dangerous stretch of river cannot help but evoke Heart of Darkness. Equally, there are nods to Rider Haggard and even a hint of Paulo Coelho Written with Allende's characteristic verve, City of the Beasts is the kind of accomplishment to show young readers that there's more to life than Harry Potter.'...
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'Marvellous, marvel-filled Beautifully written *» ' and utterly entrancing' Independent on Sunday
kr^
With his mother in hospital, Alex Cold is sent to ^^ -his fierce, wonderful grandmother Kate - a pipe-smoking, vodka-drinking old reporter with blue eyes "as sharp as daggers' points". Kate is about to embark on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon rainforest, but rather than change her plans," she simply takes Alex along with her In a novel rich in adventure, magic and spirit, internationally-celebrated novelist Isabel Allende takes us on a voyage of discovery and wonder, deep into the heart of the Amazon.
'Both gripping and amusing. The journey 4
up a dangerous stretch of river cannot help but evoke Heart of Darkness. Equally, there are nods to Rider Haggard and even a hint of Paulo Coelho Written with Allende's characteristic verve, City of the Beasts is the kind of accomplishment to show young readers that there's more to life than Harry Potter.' Literary Review
A fine ecological romance written with tenderness as well as anger.' Independent
^ A wonderfully evocative and beaunfully told
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