The Door That Led to Where

Captures the mood of a generation. * The Times *Gardner pulls off a brilliant balancing act as her flawed hero travels between the two periods, discovering that, sometimes, a fresh start in a new environment can restore and heal those whose future - or past - looks hopeless. Rollicking stuff. – Sally Morris * Daily Mail *Sally Gardner is quite possibly my favourite children’s author of all time. Her poetic prose and seemingly effortless ability to flit from genre to genre never ceases to astonish me * The Independent *Striking, elegant … Gardner’s humane message will resonate with teens everywhere: keep looking for that door, as one day you’ll find it - and maybe, once you’ve gone through, you’ll even want to lock it behind you – Philip Womack * The Spectator *As the three tangle with poison, treachery and love, the novel asks whether the past was better at granting the young responsibility, opportunities and adulthood… subtle, beautifully written and captivating. Enjoy. * New Statesman *

Sally Gardner is a multi-award-winning novelist whose work has been translated into more than twenty-two languages. Her novel MAGGOT MOON (Hot Key Books) won both the Costa Children’s Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal 2013. Sally’s genre-defying novel THE DOUBLE SHADOW (Orion) received great critical acclaim and was also longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2013. THE RED NECKLACE (shortlisted for 2007 Guardian Book Prize) and THE SILVER BLADE are set during the French Revolution, the film rights for which have been purchased by Dominic West. Sally also won the 2005 Nestle Children’s Book Prize for her debut novel I, CORIANDER. She is currently writing the popular WINGS CO Fairy Detective Agency Series (Orion) for 7-11 year olds - hailed as ‘Agatha Christie for kids’ - and has recently released her latest Young Adult fiction novel, which is a modern gothic tale called TINDER, illustrated by David Roberts (Orion). Follow Sally at or on Twitter: @TheSallyGardner