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Of Cold Tom: one of those rare, strange, wonderful books that makes you see the world through different eyes (Guardian )
outstanding (The Sunday Times )
the finest first novel I have read since David Almond's Skellig (Glasgow Herald )
enthralling and original (Bookseller )
outstanding (The Sunday Times )
the finest first novel I have read since David Almond's Skellig (Glasgow Herald )
enthralling and original (Bookseller )
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Prequel to the stunning, award-winning Cold Tom.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was a really interesting little book combining faeries with a lonely young boy and interweaving themes of survival, war, isolation and what it means to be an outsider.
The story takes places in England, 1939, shortly after the events of Kristallnacht (Crystal Night) in Germany when the Nazis attacked the Jews. Franz and his parents are now living in England after leaving their home in Berlin behind. Franz feels alone and estranged from his parents, who he believes to be loyal Nazis, capable of turning their backs on those in need. He nicknames them The Wolf and The Squirrel and carefully guards his feelings from them but there are some surprising revelations in store for him regarding his family.
Franz's story is mirrored with that of Edrin, an ice maiden who lives on the common and who feels set apart from the rest of her tribe. She's not your usual happy and carefree faery. She's actually far from the stereotypical image and along with the rest of her tribe, is vicious and ruthless and intent on murdering her rivals before they can put an end to her. When she and Franz come together there's a surprising conclusion to their story, as they come to help each other when they both need it most.
This book was very different from anything else I've read lately and actually has a serious message to convey about the morals of right and wrong and good and evil. It teaches about aspects of German history and the persecution of the Jews but in a careful and thoughtful way.
'Ice Maiden' is the Prequel to 'Cold Tom' by Sally Prue, so I'm hoping that it explains more about the history of the Tribe and possibly provides more of the back story of Edrin.
The story takes places in England, 1939, shortly after the events of Kristallnacht (Crystal Night) in Germany when the Nazis attacked the Jews. Franz and his parents are now living in England after leaving their home in Berlin behind. Franz feels alone and estranged from his parents, who he believes to be loyal Nazis, capable of turning their backs on those in need. He nicknames them The Wolf and The Squirrel and carefully guards his feelings from them but there are some surprising revelations in store for him regarding his family.
Franz's story is mirrored with that of Edrin, an ice maiden who lives on the common and who feels set apart from the rest of her tribe. She's not your usual happy and carefree faery. She's actually far from the stereotypical image and along with the rest of her tribe, is vicious and ruthless and intent on murdering her rivals before they can put an end to her. When she and Franz come together there's a surprising conclusion to their story, as they come to help each other when they both need it most.
This book was very different from anything else I've read lately and actually has a serious message to convey about the morals of right and wrong and good and evil. It teaches about aspects of German history and the persecution of the Jews but in a careful and thoughtful way.
'Ice Maiden' is the Prequel to 'Cold Tom' by Sally Prue, so I'm hoping that it explains more about the history of the Tribe and possibly provides more of the back story of Edrin.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I only gave this book 3 out of 5 stars. It took me ages to get into the book and I thought it was pretty strange!
The story is set in a village in England during the second world war and follows Franz who has moved to the village from Berlin with his parents, as well as Edrin who can only be described as a fairy.
Through from the story we are never really told what she is! Edrin lives in the common...which I have gathered to be the woods beside the village with her tribe.
The story flips between both Franz and Edrin's point of view, which was maybe the only thing I really liked about the book to be honest.
The whole telling of the tribe just seemed really strange to me, as you read on you do discover more about them but no where near enough information is given as to what exactly they are, or what they are doing there.
About 3/4's of the way into the book I actually started to enjoy it, but I can see why a lot of people would give up on it completely after one or two chapters. It is pretty difficult to get into and to actually enjoy because nothing actually gets answered in the book!
For being such a short book, it took me a while to read because I had to keep putting it down. I could not read it in one sitting like I normally do with books of this size.
I did enjoy the ending of it however, so it also picked up few marks there for me. The last 50 pages of the book was pretty much the only bits I enjoyed.
Overall - A disappointing read, I had higher hopes for this one.
The story is set in a village in England during the second world war and follows Franz who has moved to the village from Berlin with his parents, as well as Edrin who can only be described as a fairy.
Through from the story we are never really told what she is! Edrin lives in the common...which I have gathered to be the woods beside the village with her tribe.
The story flips between both Franz and Edrin's point of view, which was maybe the only thing I really liked about the book to be honest.
The whole telling of the tribe just seemed really strange to me, as you read on you do discover more about them but no where near enough information is given as to what exactly they are, or what they are doing there.
About 3/4's of the way into the book I actually started to enjoy it, but I can see why a lot of people would give up on it completely after one or two chapters. It is pretty difficult to get into and to actually enjoy because nothing actually gets answered in the book!
For being such a short book, it took me a while to read because I had to keep putting it down. I could not read it in one sitting like I normally do with books of this size.
I did enjoy the ending of it however, so it also picked up few marks there for me. The last 50 pages of the book was pretty much the only bits I enjoyed.
Overall - A disappointing read, I had higher hopes for this one.
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