Journey to the River Sea A Gorgeous 20th Anniversary Edition of the Bestselling Classic Adventure
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Biographical note
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna, but when the Nazis came to power her family fled to England and she was sent to boarding school. She became a writer while bringing up her four children, and her bestselling novels have been published around the world. Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal and was shortlisted for both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award. Some of her other young fiction titles include The Secret of Platform 13, Which Witch? and The Great Ghost Rescue. Eva died peacefully in October 2010 at the age of eighty-five.Enchanting and inspiring. Any reader presented with this book will be enriched for life
- Anne Fine,
My favourite children's book
- Lauren St John,
The most perfect children's book . . . captivatingly told, funny and moving
- Nicolete Jones, <i>Sunday Times</i>,
A bubbly and fantastical adventure . . . Driven by humour and warmth, <i>Journey to the River Sea</i> has an irresistible charm
- Julia Eccleshare, <i>Guardian</i>,
A plot too exciting to put down. Sheer pleasure
- Sarah Johnson, <i>The Times</i>,
This is a wonderful adventure story, told with energy and imagination
Mail on Sunday
Eva Ibbotson's children's books include not only her famous<i> Journey to the River Sea</i> but classics for seven-year-olds and above, such as <i>Which Witch?</i>, <i>Dial a Ghost </i>and <i>Monster Mission</i>. Wildly original and wholly satisfying.
- Amanda Craig, The Guardian
You can’t help but be swept away by Ibbotsen’s vivid descriptions of the Amazon
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