JESSICA TOWNSEND sometimes lives in London, and sometimes on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, where she grew up. She was previously a copywriter and the editor of a children's wildlife magazine for Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo. Her pet fascinations include public transport and secret societies, ancient cities and underground places, hotels and museums, Halloween and Christmas, old maps and giant cats - all of which have weaselled their way into her books. She is the author of the Nevermoor series and won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Younger Fiction Category with her debut novel: Nevemoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow.
Exciting, mysterious, marvellous and magical . . . quite simply one
of the best children's books I've read in years * Robin Stevens,
author of Murder Most Unladylike *
An extraordinary story full of magics great and small, from the
Hotel Deucalion to the Magnificat . . . Townsend has created a book
of wunders. In Morrigan Crow I've found a heroine I'm willing to
step boldly after, and follow her wherever her adventure takes her
next * Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of THE GIRL OF INK AND STARS
*
Endlessly inventive, with a fresh delight on every page,
Nevermoor rewrites the genre of the Chosen Child novel. This
is a special book. * David Solomons, author of MY BROTHER IS A
SUPERHERO *
'A full-speed joy of a book; funny, quick-footed, and wildly,
magically inventive' * Katherine Rundell - author of ROOFTOPPERS
*
Townsend's debut fully lives up to its hype * YOU magazine *
Townsend's intensely cinematic writing, quirky humour and superior
world-building conjure a genuinely fresh take on magical fantasy *
Fiona Noble - The Bookseller *
The subject of a heated publishers' auction, Townsend's debut fully
lives up to the hype * Mail on Sunday *
Utterly mesmerising from start to finish, Nevermoor is a
masterful piece of storytelling, full of wonderful characters and
world so rich in magical detail you'll think you've actually
stepped into it. * Claire Fayers, author of Accidental Pirates:
Voyage to Magical North *
Jessica Townsend's Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is
more than just a spectacular debut. Exciting, charming, and
wonderfully imagined, it's the sort of delightful grand adventure
destined to be many a reader's favorite book * Trenton Lee Stewart,
author of The Mysterious Benedict Society *
Funny and delightful * The Sunday Times, children's book of the
week *
'Welcome to your new obsession, Harry Potter fans. This perfectly
measured combination of mystery, magic, a loveable heroine and an
engrossing plot is one of our favourite children's novels of 2017'
* iBooks Review *
A wonderful, warm-hearted magical adventure [that] will instantly
draw you in * S Magazine - Sunday Express *
Charming, magical and the perfect book to lose yourself in during
the Christmas break... * The School Run *
'This magical debut novel is a dazzling and engrossing feat of
imagination' * Daily Express *
'Written with a wonderful deadpan humour and sharp dialogue, this
is a must for the next Harry Potter generation' * Daily Mail *
The plot is fast-paced, there is a pleasing mix of menace and
humour and Morrigan is an appealing, compelling hero, always ready
to 'step boldly' into the dangerous and enticing world of
Nevermoor. * The School Librarian *
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Books Prize, Younger Fiction
Category. Shortlisted for the IBW Book Award, Children's
Fiction.
Jessica Townsend's writing is very satisfying and her pen
masterfully creates a magical world which is mostly unique. A
demanding, but satisfying, read, but readers will be readers will
be rewarded with an absorbing story, with pace, plot and character
aplenty. * The Carousel *
I was gripped reading this fantastic, magical adventure. * Mini
Travellers *
Magical 'middle-grade' fiction became the hot ticket, in adventures
like Jessica Townsend's Nevermoor * The Guardian *
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