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Saffy's Angel: Complete & Unabridged
  

Saffy's Angel: Complete & Unabridged [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Hilary McKay (Author), Julia Sawalha (Reader)
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Product details

  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Chivers Children's Audio Books (Aug 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0754063348
  • ISBN-13: 978-0754063346
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Whitbread Book Award-winning author Hilary McKay is no stranger to high praise, but for Saffy's Angel she really deserves the top honours. This heavenly little book tells the story of Cadmium, Saffron, Indigo and Rose--siblings who are each as colourful as their exotic names suggest.

Close-knit and divinely eccentric, the family (under the not-so-stable guidance of their mother Eve and their weary father, Bill) chug along quite nicely until one day Saffron discovers she was adopted by the family following the death of her mother, Eve's twin sister. As Saffron tries to come to terms with the shocking news, her grandfather dies and bequeaths her a stone angel in his will. But where is it? Saffron, her remarkable family and her new found friend, Sarah, embark on a search that sees Saffy heading for Sienna in Italy while her brother and sisters determine to leave no stone unturned in their quest for the cherub they know will make all the difference in the world to their beloved adopted sister.

Saffy's Angel is written with a simple, understated elegance that allows the reader access to the kind of family we would all, secretly, love to belong to. Each character is drawn with an enviable artistry coupled with, one suspects, a tongue-in the cheek that adds a sharp realistic air to a modern household with a heart of pure, old-fashioned gold. And it is these fabulous characters who lead the unfurling of the story, easing the reader through the pages with an irresistible wit and warmth that smartly avoids cosiness but nonetheless leaves a soothing rosy glow.

Marvellous stuff from a marvellous author who has the potential to knock even the queen of children's fiction, Jacqueline Wilson, off her perch, this sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking book is a must-read. And don't be put off by the pinkness of the packaging: it might look terribly girly, but at the heart of the matter is a fantastically straightforward, deeply satisfying, superior read for anyone who has a heart and a few hours to spare. Suitable for ages 10 and over. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to the Paperback edition.



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A funny, exuberant story.' --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Very strange, but also something not to miss out on, 5 Jun 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: Saffy's Angel (Hardcover)
This book is mad in it's own ways because of all the people in it. It is a funny, moving book with lots of different stories combined into it. Saffy is a hot tempered child in parts of the story, and friendly in others. Caddy (she's my favorite charater) is fun to be with brilliant person, her Guinea pig and gerbil farm is something to get your imagination going. Indigo is extraondinarily unique, and his filling makes the story weird and his food-decide on that bit for yourself. Rose is an artistic young girl who would put trees on leads and take them on walks if she could. Eve and Bill are complete loonatics. All of the family put together are typical bohemians. (apart from bill, who's got a face like a fiddle.!!!!!!)
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, funny, clever and kind, 26 Sep 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Saffy's Angel (Hardcover)
I loved this book, because it made me laugh AND it tlaks about things that matter too. Saffy's a really brilliant and likeable person, and the rest of her family is fab too. Cadmium, Indigo and Rose are all named after paints, because their batty parents are both artists. Saffron is named after a colour too, but can't find her name on the colour chart, which is how she finds out she is adopted. Saffy has been left something special by her real grandfather, and now she has to find it - along with the help of her adopted family. I learnt a lot about polar expeditions, driving lessons and revising for exams, as well as laughing all the time. I do hope there are going to be more adventures for Saffy?
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Laughing and crying - go on... read it!, 7 Aug 2002
Saffron Casson feels that she is the odd one out in her loving, but ever-so-slightly-eccentric family. When she fails to find her name on the artists colour chart in the kitchen (her siblings Cadmium, Indigo and Rose are all there!) she realises that there might just be a reason for this. When the truth about her adoption is revealed Saffy set off on a quest of her own. In her dreams she remembers a garden and a stone angel - 'her' angel - and she is determined to find them.

The story recounts Saffy's adventure, against the background of many mad goings-on in the lives of the rest of the Casson family. The character are all fantastically well-drawn, even the more minor ones (I particularly like Saffy's friend Sarah's dad, and Michael the driving instructor!).

Read and enjoy - this is is a funny and heart-warming book, with some laugh-aloud moments as well as some serious messages about finding out who we are, and going our own way. I loved it - I will admit to not having read anything else my Hilary McKay, but I'm about to rectify that!!

Oh - and I think Liselotte Watkins deserves a mention for such a snazzy cover...

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1.0 out of 5 stars Saffy's Angel
I didn't like this book and found it boring and not at all well written. Some people do like it, however, but this is just my opnion.
Published on 7 Jul 2006 by Catherine

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT
I loved this book. Its fantastic. This has to be my favourite book at the moment. I couldn't put this book down at all i even had to take the book at with me! Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly delightful, curiously old-fashioned
Among Hilary McKay's other books, Saffy's Angel reminds one most of the Exiles series, though it is intended for somewhat older readers. Read more
Published on 24 April 2003 by Paul Schaffner

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