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Smoke Trail (Signature) (Paperback)
by June Oldham (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books (18 April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340818085
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340818084
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,643,071 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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The Times Educational Supplement , June 14, 2002
'Smoke Trail' is a dark but thrilling story... gripping narrative with evocative, lyrical prose. This is a memorable psychological drama.

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'A powerful new novel ... a dark but thrilling story. Oldham weaves a gripping narrative with evocative, lyrical prose. This is memorable psychological drama.' (Elaine Williams, TES )

'Oldham is a thrilling writer ... poised, precise and evocative.' (TES )

"An ambitious treatment of a familiar theme in fiction ... the search for a missing father. Characters and dialogue are convincing and the novel has a strong sense of place" (School Library Association )

ESCAPE: 'This is a powerfully told story of bravery and survival.' (THE DAILY TELEGRAPH )

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5.0 out of 5 stars Untying the Threads, 4 Oct 2002
By WENDY L. ROBSON (LEEDS, YORKSHIRE United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
An essential part of growing up is the realisation that those around us e.g. our parents inhabit lives that exist beyond, and before our own. This realisation soon turns to speculation, as we seek to piece together the evidence that surrounds us; a process which becomes more open-ended when one parent is absent and the only evidence available consits of old photographs, snatches of conversation, a wrecked car and the rumours it evokes. These are the elements Cora has to work with in Smoke Trail, elements that begin to fuse with the knowledge that someone is living rough on the moors and helping themselves to sustenance from the local pub and the jumble sale.

Living with her mother and grandmother in a small Yorkshire Dales village, Cora works alone to bring the pieces of puzzle together, and discover who her father really is. Calling upon images of wilderness, feelings of abandonment and scenes of daily living June Oldham's language and imagery spins a smoky web between the threads of mystery and the ties of family life. Anyone who has read Foundling will find a similar landscape, both physical and emotional, in this novel. For those new to Oldham's work, an exploration of ideas around belonging and identity awaits you.

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