The Whisperling Twins

Informationen zum Autor Long-listed for the Bath Children's Novel award, Hayley Hoskins writes in the space between family and work, with much support from her writing group. Mum to a teenage boy, she spends a disproportionate amount of time hoping that her son's life is far less complicated than those of the characters in her books, and trying to ensure he becomes a 'good egg'. Originally from the Forest of Dean, Hayley lives with her family and hairy breeze-block of a dog in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Her debut children's novel, The Whisperling, was long-listed for the Branford Boase Award. The follow up, The Whisperling Twins , publishes in summer 2024. Klappentext From the author of the Branford Boase long-listed debut The Whisperling, comes the next adventure in the legacy... Gloucester, 1918. Nin and Lemon Esmond share a special bond. They're sisters - twins - whisperlings. Which means they have the power to speak with ghosts. Britain is at war, and Lemon - the more daring of the pair - is frustrated that they have to stay at home. Surely they can use their special gift to help in some way?Nin doesn't share her sister's need for adventure, but when they see reports of missing whisperlings in the papers, the twins know they must work together to solve what's happening...before they're next. Yet what awaits them on the dark streets of Gloucester isn't simply an adventure, but a battle of their very own... Praise for The Whisperling:'One of the best debuts I've read in YEARS!' - Emma Carroll'A thrilling Gothic page-turner' - Jacqueline Wilson'A captivating and spine-tingling read...paints a vivid picture of the Victorian era' - BookTrust'Sends multiple shivers down the spine and delivers thrilling twists along the way' - LoveReading4Kids Zusammenfassung From the author of the Branford Boase long-listed debut The Whisperling, comes the next adventure in the legacy... Gloucester, 1918. Nin and Lemon Esmond share a special bond. They're sisters - twins - whisperlings . Which means they have the power to speak with ghosts. Britain is at war, and Lemon - the more daring of the pair - is frustrated that they have to stay at home. Surely they can use their special gift to help in some way? Nin doesn't share her sister's need for adventure, but when they see reports of missing whisperlings in the papers, the twins know they must work together to solve what's happening...before they're next. Yet what awaits them on the dark streets of Gloucester isn't simply an adventure, but a battle of their very own... Praise for The Whisperling : 'One of the best debuts I've read in YEARS!' - Emma Carroll 'A thrilling Gothic page-turner' - Jacqueline Wilson 'A captivating and spine-tingling read...paints a vivid picture of the Victorian era' - BookTrust 'Sends multiple shivers down the spine and delivers thrilling twists along the way' - LoveReading4Kids ...

Autorentext

Hayley Hoskins

Klappentext

Gloucestershire, 1918.***We whisperlings are the living voice for the dead. It''s always been so. But not everyone likes it...***Whisperling sisters Violet and Clemency run regular ''Messaging'' sessions at their mam''s canal-side pub. People come from far and wide to hear from their fathers, brothers, sons, all now ghosts of the men who died in the ''great'' war. The sisters are happy to do their bit, and the service they provide is welcomed by all.That is until whisperlings begin to go missing. Girls, with the special ability to speak with the dead, are disappearing, without a trace. And perhaps what had become a prized gift is once again becoming a reason for whisperling persecution.The girls are afraid but have each other...until Clemency becomes one of the missing. The only option Violet has is to follow her sister''s trail, enter a murky underworld beneath the cobbled streets of Gloucester to find her, and perhaps more than they''ve ever bargained for.

Zusammenfassung
Brilliantly enchanting, eerie & enthralling! Jo Clarke, author of the Travelling School Mysteries