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Will attract wide review coverage in newspapers such as the Australian, Age, Sunday Tasmanian, West Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Dominion Post and Christchurch Press ANZ multi-city author tour to coincide with publication Interview in newspapers such as the Herald Sun, NZ Herald and Daily Telegraph to coincide with author tour Select radio interviews to coincide with author tour Interview in young adult specialist magazines such as Viewpoint and Magpies Review coverage in glossy magazines such as Girlfriend and Dolly Review coverage online on websites such as Vegan YA Nerds and Alpha Reader Advertising in education publications such as Magpies, Reading Time or Viewpoint Teaching notes available on publication Trade cataloguing and advertising Banner advertising on Text and bookseller websites Social media campaign and giveaways * Featured in Text's education, trade and reader newsletters
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A magical read by the bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind.A mysterious toymaker, Lazarus, lives as a recluse in a crumbling mansion by the sea,surrounded by the mechanical beings he has created. Strange lights seem to shine through themists that envelop the small island where the old lighthouse stands, and somewhere in thewoods nearby lurks a shadowy creature.When her mother takes a job as a housekeeper for the toymaker, fourteen-year-old Irene meetsHannah and her alluring sailor cousin Ismael, and what seems like a dream summer begins. ButLazarus's house contains dark secrets and before long Irene and Ismael find themselvesentwined in the mystery of the September lights.
Critic Reviews
“'It will entrance and move you and make you chuckle. You couldn't ask for more.'”
‘It will entrance and move you and make you chuckle. You couldn’t ask for more.’ Sunday Age on The Shadow of the Wind
About the Author
Carlos Ruiz Zafón was born in Barcelona. He is one of the world’s most-read and best-loved writers. His work has been translated into more than forty languages, garnering numerous international prizes and reaching millions of readers. The Watcher in the Shadows is the fifth of his novels to be published in English.
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