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Melvin Burgess (Author)
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Publication Date: 2 Feb 2012

'Are you frightened of dying, Issy?'

Issy doesn't know where she came from or who she is. Night after night, she has the same nightmare: she burns in a fire and at the heart of the flames is a face she dare not look at. Fear and superstition are everywhere. She must run - from the Witch-finder, from the evil hag who wants her, from those she loves and maybe even from her own true nature...

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Andersen; Reprint edition (2 Feb 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849393974
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849393973
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 333,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"A writer of the highest quality with exceptional powers of insight" (Sunday Times )

"Brutally honest...this remarkable historical novel erupts into life from the very first page" (Financial Times )

"Haunting, absorbing, sometimes shocking, and beautifully told...Burgess seamlessly blends history with his invented elements." (The Bookbag )

"Carnegie-prize winning Melvin Burgess brings the past to life in this atmospheric story of witchcraft in seventeenth-century England." (JULIA ECCLESHARE, LOVEREADING4KIDS )

"A real page-turner . . . written with a tough, compelling clarity" (Carousel )

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5.0 out of 5 stars Witches,Paganism, Devils, Christianity and talking cabbages! 7 Dec 2003
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Format:Paperback
Please do not be put off by the fact that this book comes under the genre of 'teenage fiction' - yes it is relatively short and its not as if the characters have been given a chance to develop, but the fast paced, clever and inventive plot is what makes the book so worthwhile reading. It tells the story of Issy, a christian who goes to live with her pagan relative. As well as the deep moral undertones and the history lesson in witches, it also has magic and fantasy and a plot and a 'whats going to happen next' sort of a feeling. And all that in about 100 pages. Dont not buy it because its teenage fiction, go buy it because its brilliant.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An exxelent book with all the contents of a best seller!!! 4 Jun 2001
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Format:Paperback
The book tells the story of a foster child called Issy who has been having very strange dreams...... It really is a classic book and it includes magic, twists and of course the goodies and baddies. It really makes you think about the kind of things that happened in the olden days and how the inocent were killed because they were suspected of which craft. It starts with Issy, a little girl, who was fostered by a very kind man because her mum was killed by fire and she was burnt badly too. It carries on to Issy meeting the daughter of the baddest witch in town. They make friends and Issy's Foster Brother decides to come with them to watch a ritual when he finds out, he goes with them. It carries on and you will not be able to put the book down until you see Issy's fate. Overall a very good book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Burning Issy 20 Dec 2000
By Evan - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Library Binding
"This is about a young girl named Issy who tries to unravel the truth to who she really she is."Isabel her real name,was brought out of the North when she was about 2 years old with nothing,but her name and a dream of fire. Ten years later,a strang woman named Iohan came and took her where she would soon find out who she is."If you like mysteries and adventures this is the book for you."Melvin Burgess,the author has also written The Cry of the Wolf,which was a runner-up for England's perstigious Carnegie Medal for children's fiction in 1991.He makes the settings of the story seem so real as if they were real places from the seventeenth-century. "If you like fictional mysteries this is a great book for you to read.If you want to read this awsome book try searching at your local public or school library."
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5.0 out of 5 stars Burring Issy 3 Dec 2000
By Shea Davis - Published on Amazon.com
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This book is perfect for those of all ages. It can be used as a bedtime story or as an insight on a report. It has a lot of factual information without giving witches a bad name. Most people have misconceptions as to what life was like so many years back. This book portrays the life of a peasant and the hardships associated with being one. Burning Issy puts you in the eyes of a little girl and tells how she survived one of the biggest events of her time. The Witch Trials.
1.0 out of 5 stars Beware reviews - NOT for children 16 April 2013
By A. Colvin - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Library Binding
I read this when I was 12 years old (1997, so you do the math) and was left disturbed. I was a prodigious reader and was reading adult and young adult books far beyond my age with sensitive subject matter but this book was the first to leave me shaken.

It is NOT for children or even pree-teens; I'd reserve it for 14+ on up. To this day I've remembered the cover art and title of the book beacause it freaked me out so badly. After reading it in one night, I brought it to the librarian's attention and warned her it wasn't in the right section (found it in children's) and asked her to read it. THe next time I visited, she thanked me for bringing it to her attention and agreed it was not for kids my age and several other employee's were just as distrubed by the book.

It's the way Issy is treated (child abuse, some sexual) and how of the psychological horror of the witch trials is brought against her. I'd liken it to reading about the Holocaust in the sense of dread and subliminal terror which infuses you.
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