My Own Lightning

Oct 6, 2024 4:36 PM

Author:Lauren Wolk

My Own Lightning

'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' The Times

'It is a magical thing to step into a world created by Wolk' Booklist

'Exceptional' Publishers Weekly

Several months have passed since devastating events changed the sleepy community of Wolf Hollow forever.

Annabelle, still trying to make sense of her own part in them, is caught in a wild and sudden summer storm - and struck by lightning. She wakes with a memory: a fist, pounding on her heart, bringing her back to life. But there is no sign of whoever saved her, and Annabelle cannot understand who would do such a thing and then flee.

To her surprise, Annabelle's brush with lightning leaves her with a strange and beautiful gift: an uncanny connection with the animals around her, and an ability to understand their deepest fears and feelings. And when several newcomers arrive in her life - as well as a figure from the past - Annabelle must use her heightened senses to discover the truth about them all.

A stunning coming of age novel about forgiveness, friendship and our powerful connection with the natural world, from the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of Wolf Hollow, Beyond the Bright Sea and Echo Mountain.

Reviews

Wolk writes like a fever dream while raising questions about our capacities for forgiveness, just how we draw our conclusions about folk and whether proof requires evidence or whether instinct matches it. Deep, dark and indelible - you'll read nothing else like it this summer

—— The Times

Exceptional . . . With a memorable heroine, a finely honed voice, a distinctive setting, and deeply grounded relationships, this thought-provoking novel raises ethical issues about personal flaws and forgiveness

—— Publishers Weekly

A powerful story to electrify the soul

—— Booklist

The dark of this Gothic adventure is brightened by the sparky resilience of its characters...it sends multiple shivers down the spine and delivers thrilling twists along the way

—— LoveReading4Kids

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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