Guilt and Gingerbread

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Description

‘When you take out the heart of gold, you must put something back in its place. Otherwise our princess would die.’Giorgio, a poor student, sets out on a journey to win the heart of Princess Charlotte of Oberweselberg. On the way an old woman promises he shall have the princess – but for a price. Giorgio must bring her the princess’s golden heart. Can he do the wicked deed which will possess for him the fortune he desires?

Additional information

Weight 0.64 kg
Dimensions 0.6 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
by

Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

192

Publisher

Year Published

2015-10-26

Imprint
For Ages

9-11

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1782950761

About The Author

Leon Garfield was born in Brighton in 1921. He was the acclaimed author of more than thirty novels for children and adults including Devil in the Fog, winner of the inaugural Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize in 1967, The God Beneath the Sea, winner of the 1970 Carnegie Medal, and John Diamond, winner of the 1980 Whitbread literary award. He was also elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1996.

Review Quote

Will bring a glow of pure grinning pleasure