亞馬遜暢銷YA
青少年小說
更新日期:
2020-10-20
Witch
Finbar Hawkins
Zephyr
October 2020
384pp(黑白插圖)
書籍編號:
10-1748
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● 內文簡介

★獲提名2022卡內基文學獎
★2021年布蘭福博斯獎 (The Branford Boase Award)決選
★續作《Stone》將於2022/09出版
★已授權英、捷、法、波、俄,巴西授權中
★英亞馬遜暢銷歷史文藝復興YA#9
★卡內基獎決選作家Chris Vick稱其為一部「相當少見,精湛又原創的作品!」
★作者談書影片:https://ppt.cc/fVNivx
★英國出版社Zephyr一次簽下作者兩本新書

《女巫》(Witch)故事背景設定於十七世紀,這是一部驚豔的處女作,也是頗具潛力的獲獎者,小說內容涉及女性的力量、巫術、憤怒、復仇以及與我們息息相關的紐帶。

在目睹女巫獵人殘酷殺害母親之後,伊薇發誓要報仇,並追捕兇手。憤怒之心燃起她的堅定和堅強。但是,她曾向母親許諾,保護妹妹迪爾的安全。隨著對血腥和報應的慾望增強,伊薇仍能忠實於姐妹關係和命運的魔力嗎?

這部小說講述了男女老少的力量,以及涉及到權力的濫用和對「他人」的迫害,是個關於手足之爭、成長、找到自己的歸屬的故事,也是一個有關光與靈魂的追尋。

充滿魅力的劇情、富想像力的插圖,讓故事巧妙地平衡魔幻與現實。

 

● 作者簡介

Finbar Hawkins,在倫敦的布萊克希斯(Blackheath)長大,現在與家人一起住在威爾特郡。他畢業於巴斯溫泉大學的青年文學寫作碩士。作為位於布里斯托爾的阿德曼動畫公司(Aardman)創意總監,他喜歡為孩子們製作有趣的互動事物。《女巫》是他的第一本小說。

 

● 媒體報導

'Evey is a marvellous, complex, flawed heroine ... Hawkins is a master of raising and re-raising the stakes ... The tale builds to a climax of incredible, cinematic imagery ... A fantastic first outing' Cory Doctorow, author of Surface Attack

'Raw, mystical and beautifully told, Witch is the story of a young woman's self-discovery in a hostile world. A striking debut' Kirsty Applebaum, author of Waterstone's shortlisted The Middler

'Witch is a rare thing, a book both brilliant and original, as strange and dark as it is beautiful. A tale of revenge set in war-ravaged landscape, ruled by fear and superstition; of redemption and love between two sisters; of the corrupting power of 'Magick.' All this. And more besides' Chris Vick, author of CILIP Carnegie-shortlisted Girl Boy Sea

'I couldn't stop reading this 5-star story for teens, full of witchcraft, revenge and the power of women' Mel Darbon, author of Rosie Loves Jack.

'Bold, original, powerful story-telling. This story of fierce love, anger and revenge, war and witch hunts, is tense and bloody and compelling' Julia Green, author of The House of Light

'I felt its dark jewelled cloak fall about my shoulders and magic me to the time of witch-craft. A story that captures sibling rivalry so perfectly and tells its tale so beautifully I didn't want it to finish' Jasbinder Bilan, author of the Costa-winning Asha and the Spirit Bird

'An assured debut of sisterhood and fury' The Bookseller

'Dark, spooky, and with beautiful lyrical prose, this is the ideal book to curl up with as the nights get darker and colder in the run up to Halloween' BookTrust

'A book filled with enchantment, in every sense. Dark, exciting and pacy, Witch brilliantly balances magic and realism' Anthony McGowan, author of CILIP Carnegie Medal winner Lark

'There is real magic here, though what leaps off the page is the creepy atmosphere and the raw emotion of a grieving, raging girl ... Perfect reading for a dark, stormy night' Irish Times Weekend