The River Spirit
- Author Lucy Strange, Lucy Strange, Cover artwork by Julia Moscardo
- Narrator Louis Hill
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 6 June 2024
- Run Time 51 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism.
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What to expect
Trapped within the oppresive warrens of the city’s chimneys, young sweeper Tom longs for fresh air and freedom in this atmospheric and ghostly tale from Lucy Strange.
Young chimney sweep Tom has started seeing strange, supernatural things – fairies in the flowers by the river, a soot monster crouching in the darkness of a chimney, and then the mysterious river spirit Elle. Elle joins Tom and the other children apprenticed to cruel master sweep Mister Crow. Together, they shimmy up the town's narrow, filthy chimneys. But Tom has an ominous feeling in his bones, and when he faces his most dangerous job of all, the reason for Elle's magical appearance becomes clear . . .
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