Book description
Set seventy years before The Various, the second book in the trilogy
follows the adventures of young Celandine at the onset of the First
World War. Having run away from her detested boarding school, Celandine
is too afraid to go home in case she is sent back. As she seeks shelter
in the Wild Wood near her home, little does she think she will encounter
in a world where loyalty and independence is fiercely guarded, and where
danger lurks in the most unlikely places. Celandine's troubled character
finds both refuge and purpose among the secret tribes of little people
that she alone believes in. These novels are full of mystery, beauty and
adventure; this second novel is both page-turning and life-affirming.
This is a truly remarkable trilogy. Steve Augarde was born in
Birmingham, but spent most of his life in the West Country, working as
an illustrator, paper-engineer, and semi-pro jazz musician. He has
written and illustrated over 70 picture-books for younger children, and
has produced the paper-engineering for many pop-up books, including
those by other artists - as well as providing the artwork and music for
two animated BBC television series. Steve is married with two daughters
and lives in Yorkshire.
