The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle - ISBN: 9780552571302
Paperback
Every October, accidents happen. A family cursed. Can they break free?

The Accident Season

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2015

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Summary

A bewitching, dark and beautiful debut novel about a girl living in the shadow of a mysterious curse.

‘A magical debut that you will devour’ Guardian ‘Stunning … I am still blown away. An exquisite story’ Publishers Weekly ‘Hands down the best book I’ve read this year’ Melinda Salisbury

It’s the accident season, the same time every year. Bones break, skin tears, bruises bloom.

The accident season has been part of seventeen-year-old Cara’s life for as long as she can re…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780552571302
ISBN-10:055257130X
Author:Moira Fowley-Doyle
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Corgi Childrens
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:1 July 2015
Weight:202g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 18mm
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Critics Review

A magical debut that you will devour

A magical debut that you will devour * Guardian *
Eerie and edgy, dark and intense … You’ll read it in a single breathless sitting * The Bookseller *
Months after reading Moïra Fowley-Doyle’s stunning debut, I am still blown away … One of the best books I’ve read in years. An exquisite story – the kind to win awards, top bestseller lists, and become the obsession of book lovers everywhere * Publishers Weekly *
Months after reading Moïra Fowley-Doyle’s stunning debut, I am still blown away … One of the best books I’ve read in years. An exquisite story – the kind to win awards, top bestseller lists, and become the obsession of book lovers everywhere * Publishers Weekly *
This astonishingly bold debut combines gritty reality with mystical, ghostly presences – and is beautifully written * Daily Mail *
The Accident Season is brilliant
Compelling … a dark teen romance with a spooky vibe * The Times *
Ghosts, secrets, and magic collide in this Irish author’s astonishing debut … A powerful novel from an exciting new talent * Kirkus *
I can’t call it anything but fantastic … There actually isn’t a thing about it that I would change. Eerie, mysterious, magical * Books for Birds Blog *
Sensuous, eerie, lyrical … Fowley-Doyle’s The Accident Season reads like a poem. The mystery is intriguing, the writing is gorgeous, and the characters are vivid. A lovely debut – April Tucholke, author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

About The Author

Moira Fowley-Doyle

Moira is half-French, half-Irish and lives in Dublin where she writes magic realism, reads tarot cards and raises witch babies. Moira’s first novel, The Accident Season, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and received widespread critical acclaim. Her second, Spellbook of the Lost and Found, was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award.

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