A Wrinkle in Time

Oct 7, 2024 10:21 AM

Author:Madeleine L'Engle,Ngadi Smart

A Wrinkle in Time

Rebel Voices: Disruptive Stories from Trailblazing Women - a new Puffin Classics collection, celebrating International Women's Day 2023

To love is to be vulnerable; and it is only in vulnerability and risk - not safety and security - that we overcome darkness.

The mysterious disappearance of Meg and Charles Murry's father seems unsolvable, until a chance encounter leads them to realise that they may find answers in the hands of their eccentric neighbours Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which.

With the help of Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which, Charles and Meg and their friend Calvin embark on a fantastical journey through a 'wrinkle in time' to find their father. The group encounter weird and wonderful beings such as Aunt Beast and the Happy Medium, but they are put to the test when they find themselves on a dark planet controlled by a mysterious all-powerful evil. Will they find their father and get back to Earth?

A Wrinkle In Time is a twisting, turning, thrilling adventure through time and space, where the most powerful magic can be found where you'd least expect....

Rebel Voices is a new six-part Puffin Classics collection of strikingly designed, highly collectible books, written by female authors, and celebrating courage, rebellion, strength and inspiration

Reviews

A wonderful zany story

—— Daily Telegraph

Jill Murphy is one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land

—— Observer

Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical

—— The Times

A fantastic blend of myth and modern

—— Eoin Colfer, author of ARTEMIS FOWL

Atmospheric & gripping as well as witty. Loved the gothic girl power of Peggy

—— Lucy Brandt, author of Leonora Bolt

Sure to be as popular with both children and adults as all his other books

—— Croydon Advertiser

Lively wit, sly wisdom and compelling narratives

—— Leicester Mercury

Pratchett's usual mix of uproarious comedy and deceptively serious thought

—— Southern Daily Echo

He's probably the funniest writer in English today . . . great themes with huge doses of comedy

—— South Wales Evening Post

Funny and winning as ever

—— Nottingham Evening Post

Crackles with energy and humour

—— Leicester Mercury

Pratchett's one-liners, the comic dialogue of the Feegles, the satire about teenagers and the credulousness of the ordinary folk make for a characteristically entertaining mix.

—— Nicolette Jones , Sunday Times

Oodles of dry wit, imagination and shrewdly observed characters

—— Independent on Sunday

Terry Pratchett kicks the bejaysus out of JK Rowling...If you haven't read Pratchett before then give yourself a treat and buy this book.

—— In Dublin

Exuberant energy and humour...

—— Children's Bookseller

Sure to be as popular with both children and adults as all his other books.

—— Croydon Advertiser

Wintersmith is not written and does not read as a "young adult" book, and succeeds all the more for that. Very enjoyable.

—— Dreamwatch

[The Discworld books] have retained the lively wit, sly wisdom and compelling narratives

—— Leicester Mercury

...Pratchett's usual mix of uproarious comedy and deceptively serious thought...

—— Alex Sarll , Southern Daily Echo

He's probably the funniest writer in English today....great themes with huge doses of comedy.

—— Chris Poole , South Wales Evening Post

...bookshelves everywhere would be poorer without the Discworld.

—— The Western Mail

Funny and winning as ever.

—— Nottingham Evening Post

...charming in every sense of the word. Beautifully written and at times highly comic, it is an extraordinary achievement...

—— Books for Keeps

...crackles with energy and humour.

—— Leicester Mercury

A new Terry Pratchett is always a big event and true-to-form Wintersmith is crackling with energy and humour.

—— Greenock Telegraph

Pratchett fans would love to find this under the Christmas tree.

—— Caroline Franklin , Newbury Weekly News

...a delightful tale...

—— The Lady

...wonderfully inventive...

—— Liverpool Echo

This is a really good book!

—— Sigurd Torsteinson, Craigmount High , Teen Titles

Wintersmith is an entertaining mix of comic characters, clever diaogue and great atmosphere. It is a witty fantasy read with heights of imaginative writing that few authors can reach. There is real magic at work in Wintersmith.

—— Sunday Morning Post

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