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Floodland
- Author
- Marcus Sedgwick
- Narrator
- Amanda Root
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Publish Date
- 21 April 2022
- Run Time
- 3 hours 6 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Imagine that a few years from now England is covered by water, and Norwich is an island.
Zoe, left behind in the confusion when her parents escaped, survives there as best she can. Alone and desperate among marauding gangs, she manages to dig a derelict boat out of the mud and gets away to Eels Island. But Eels Island, whose raggle-taggle inhabitants are dominated by the strange boy Dooby, is full of danger too.
The belief that she will one day find her parents spurs Zoe on to a dramatic escape in a story of courage and determination that is handled with warmth and humanity.
This book was the winner of the Branford Boase Award 2001 and marked the start of author Marcus Sedgwick's multi-award-winning career.
(P) 2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited and Listening Library
Critics Review
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Entirely deserving of the Branford Boase Award, Floodland is a stunning debut novel that precluded more literary brilliance to follow.
Marty Mulrooney, ALTERNATIVE MAGAZINE ONLINE
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Details
- Author
- Marcus Sedgwick
- Narrator
- Amanda Root
- Duration
- 3 hours 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9781510111424
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Synopsis
A gripping, prizewinning novel about a girl surviving in a devastated world.Imagine that a few years from now England is covered by water, and Norwich is an island. Zoe, left behind in the confusion when her parents escaped, survives there as best she can. Alone and desperate among marauding gangs, she manages to dig a derelict boat out of the mud and gets away to Eels Island. But Eels Island, whose raggle-taggle inhabitants are dominated by the strange boy Dooby, is full of danger too.The belief that she will one day find her parents spurs Zoe on to a dramatic escape in a story of courage and determination that is handled with warmth and humanity.This book was the winner of the Branford Boase Award 2001 and marked the start of author Marcus Sedgwick's multi-award-winning career.(P) 2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited and Listening Library
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