The Star of Kazan Eva Ibbotson

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An enthralling adventure set in turn-of-the-century Vienna from award-winner Eva Ibbotson, author of the bestselling Journey to the River Sea. With a beautiful cover by Katie Hickey

The Star of Kazan Summary

The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson

Award-winner Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining The Star of Kazan is a timeless classic for readers of any age. Perfect for fans of Journey to the River Sea. With a gorgeous updated cover by Katie Hickey.

'Packed with wit and adventure' The Times

Ever since she was found abandoned as a baby in 1896, Annika has lived in the servants' quarters at a grand house in Vienna. She loves the other servants as if they were family, and she adores the magnificent, glittering city. There is only one thing that Annika longs for: the day her real mother comes to find her.

So when a beautiful aristocrat arrives to claim her, it is as if Annika has walked into her own dream. Whisked off to her true home a remote estate far, far from Vienna her new life begins. But the dark and crumbling castle echoes with secrets and lies, and as Annika unravels the truth she finds herself in terrible danger . . .

The Star of Kazan Reviews

...elegantly written, witty and well-observed if (after a few) formulaic fables of emigrees with beautiful burnished hair fallen on hard times. -- Nigella Lawson * The Sunday Times *
A fabulously satisfying read * Sunday Telegraph *
Every bit as compelling as Journey to the River Sea . . . An ingeniously plotted story, with a compelling sense of character and place * The Times *
This is a great big fat engrossing read. It draws you in and won't let you go until the last page is turned and the last sigh is sighed. * Books for Keeps *

About Eva Ibbotson

Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came to power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star of Kazan and A Song for Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on 20 October 2010.

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Sku

NGR9781035047000

ISBN 13

9781035047000

ISBN 10

1035047004

Title

The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson

Author

Eva Ibbotson

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Year published

2024-09-05

Number of pages

400

Prizes

Winner of Nestle Smarties Book Prize Silver Award 2004 (UK) Short-listed for The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2004 (UK)

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