Aribella lives in Venice, the daughter of an impoverished lacemaker.But she has a secret: when angered, sparks shoot from herfingertips. Afraid, Aribella leaves her old life behind, only todiscover the world of the Cannovacci: warriors with magical skills,sworn to defeat the strange spectres menacing the city ...
Aribella lives in Venice, the daughter of an impoverished lacemaker.But she has a secret: when angered, sparks shoot from herfingertips. Afraid, Aribella leaves her old life behind, only todiscover the world of the Cannovacci: warriors with magical skills,sworn to defeat the strange spectres menacing the city ...
A captivating fantasy for middle grade readers - power,corruption and friendship collide in this enthralling adventure!'a captivating fantasy ... This enthralling adventure willmake readers yearn for their own masks and powers' GUARDIAN'Hoghton's exciting premise is enriched by the Venetian setting,where the deceptive cobbled streets, maze of rivers and idiosyncraticislands make it easy to slip between a realist registerand fantasy' THE IRISH TIMESAribella lives in Venice, the daughter of an impoverished lacemaker.But she has a secret: when angered, sparks shoot from herfingertips. Afraid, Aribella leaves her old life behind, only todiscover the world of the Cannovacci: warriors with magical skills,sworn to defeat the strange spectres menacing the city …• A captivating fantasy by debut author Anna Hoghton,a young and thrilling new voice for middle-grade readers.• Original and arresting storytelling inthe captivating setting of historical Venice.•Themes of power, corruption, friendship and celebratingyour true self.
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