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Orfeia
- Author
- Joanne Harris
- Narrator
- Joanne M Harris
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 3 September 2020
- Run Time
- 4 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When you can find me an acre of land,
Every sage grows merry in time,
Between the ocean and the sand
Then will you be united again.
(Inspired by The Child Ballads 2 & 19)
So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, through the realms of the real, of dream, and even into the underworld itself.
But determination alone is not enough. For to save something precious, she must give up something precious, be it a song, a memory, or her freedom itself . . .
Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.
Critics Review
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Orfeia is tragic, emotional, beautiful, thought-provoking, moving and poignant
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This dreamy, melancholy novella is saturated with sacrifice, richness and a sense of layered worlds.
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Details
- Author
- Joanne Harris
- Narrator
- Joanne M Harris
- Duration
- 4 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 September 2020
- ISBN
- 9781473229983
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Fantasy, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
Take a deep breath and immerse yourself in this stunning new novella from #1 Bestselling author Joanne Harris.When you can find me an acre of land,Every sage grows merry in time,Between the ocean and the sandThen will you be united again.(Inspired by The Child Ballads 2 & 19)So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, through the realms of the real, of dream, and even into the underworld itself.But determination alone is not enough. For to save something precious, she must give up something precious, be it a song, a memory, or her freedom itself . . .Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.
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