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EAN: 9780091893828
Format: Hardback
Published: 4 Oct 2007
Synopsis
Philip Rhayader lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse on the desolate Great Marsh of Essex. One afternoon, a hauntingly beautiful child, Fritha, visits Rhayader, bringing with her an injured snow goose. At first Fritha is scared of Rhayader, with his sinister hump and crooked hand, but he is gentle and kind and Fritha begins to visit regularly. When the snow goose departs for home, Rhayader is left alone again.
The following winter, the snow goose and Fritha return to the lighthouse. Time passes and one year Fritha is frightened to discover her feelings for Rhayader. But this is 1940 and Rhayader is setting sail for Dunkirk to help the soldiers trapped on the beaches. Fritha never sees Rhayader again. But the story of the saviour with the snow goose passes from soldier to soldier and into legend . . .
What the critics say
The Snow Goose is a picture-book nirvana...this is the sort of stylish, sophisticated stuff you might want to keep for yourself.'
- Sally Williams, Independent Arts and Books Review
The Snow Goose is absolutely beautiful – the illustrations seem to me to be a perfect match for the story – beautifully crafted and evocative of that part of the coast and that period of history...Angela Barrett seems to have captured the essence of the story in haunting pictures which reveal the depths of the loneliness, loyalty and courage, and love between the characters. It is a most impressive book – I shall treasure it.
- Rachel Johnston, Manor Lodge School Library
...haunting and classically understated...Angela Barrett's illustrations are nonpareil, par excellence monochromes that perfectly reflect the setting of the desolate Essex marshes...The faces are utterly exquisite, perfect degrees of chiaroscuro
- Dove Grey Reader
A most impressive, newly illustrated edition of this clear and simple, yet powerful, tale of an outsider.
- Carousel
Infinitely touching
- The Times
Editor's Comments
Angela Barrett's exquisite, atmospheric illustrations convey all the emotion, drama and poignancy of this heart-breaking modern classic. Filled with breathtaking black and white drawings and rich colour illustrations, this is a beautifully produced gift book to be treausured.