A Short Walk Through a Wide World

Beschreibung

A spellbinding fantasy adventure that follows a young woman struck down by a mysterious curse, and her extraordinary journey in search of survival. <BR> 'Races around the globe, through deserts and cities, across oceans' OPRAH DAILY<BR><BR>The International Bestseller <BR><BR> ***** READERS LOVE A SHORT WALK *****<BR>'A unique blend of adventure and fantasy'<BR>'You just cannot put the book down'<BR>'A true love letter to travel, adventure and discovery'<BR>'The world-building is amazing'<BR>'This book is incredible'<BR>'I loved every page of it'<BR><BR>Paris, 1885.

On an otherwise ordinary night, Aubry Tourvel - spoiled, stubborn and nine years old - is suddenly struck down by a mysterious illness at the family dinner table.<BR><BR> When a visit to a doctor only makes her worse, Aubry flees to the outskirts of the city, where she realises that it is this very act of movement that keeps her alive.<BR><BR> She has no choice: she must run from this curse.

And so begins her incredible lifelong journey across the world.<BR><BR> But with risk at every turn, what will it take for Aubry to survive?<BR><BR>* * *<BR><BR>* As seen on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show Book Club *<BR><BR> 'An epic adventure...rich with all the possibilities the world can hold' PEOPLE<BR><BR> 'Imagine Life of Pi and The Midnight Library rolled into one' NEW YORK TIMES<BR><BR> 'Dazzling...

I savoured every page' SHELBY VAN PELT

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