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Heaven Eyes

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Erin, January and Mouse live in a children's home, Whitegates. They often dream of escape, and frequently journey into the outside world. Running away is something they know all about. But this time January builds a raft, and the three of them head precariously down river. Towards the Black Middens. This time they might never come back. When they stumble across a disused factory and its strange inhabitants - Grampa and Heaven Eyes - they wonder if they'll even have the choice. Heaven Eyes is the girl who should have drowned at sea. The mysterious girl desperately searching for her family, hoping that these three might be the family she has lost. She has a secret history only Grampa knows. And does he trust these three invaders enough to tell them? Erin feels a sisterly responsibility for Heaven Eyes, Mouse longs to belong anywhere and anyhow, but January thinks Grampa's a murderer. Whatever happens, all three have a part to play. . .

A stunning novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

(P) Hodder Children's Books 2000

Critics Review

Strange and beautiful.
The Mail on Sunday
A beautiful and eerie tale.
The Guardian
Another astonishingly original novel.
The Observer
A remarkable novel about love and the heroic refusal to give in to sadness.
The Scotsman
Another beautiful book by David Almond for teenagers with yearning hearts. Surprsing, perfect and mysterious all at once.
The Times
Almond at his thought-provoking best
Time Out
Author David Almond
Narrator Imogen Stubbs
Duration 3 hours and 8 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781444915952
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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