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Biographical note
Christelle Dabos was born on the Côte d’Azur in 1980 and grew up in a home filled with classical music and historical games. She now lives in Belgium. The Mirror Visitor, her debut series, won the Gallimard Jeunesse-RTL-Télérama First Novel Competition, and every book in the series has proved to be a runaway bestseller. A Winter’s Promise was shortlisted for Waterstones’ Children’s Book Prize in 2019. Since graduating in French from Oxford University, Hildegarde Serle has worked in London as a subeditor, mainly on The Independent. In 2011, she did the CIOL Diploma in Translation. She still lives in London, but her heart lives on the Quai aux Fleurs in Paris.“World-building on an epic scale.”
The Bookseller
“Strange and compelling.”
The Guardian
“Fantasy fantastique!”
The Times
“A glowing example of the rare thing that is the YA novel in translation.”
The Irish Times
"Your next YA obsession."
Entertainment Weekly
“A Winter’s Promise is a beautifully structured system of mirrors, reflecting in its glittering facets many other books.”
The TLS
“An out-of-this-world, tugs-at-all-heart-strings, grips-you-at-every-page piece of writing.”
Stylist Magazine
“Author Dabos’s darkly enchanting debut, a French bestseller, employs vibrant characters, inventive worldbuilding, and a sophisticated plot that will dazzle readers.”
Publishers' Weekly
“The plots multiply, the world of the Arks gains depth, and details abound, enveloping the reader as the pages fly by.”
Le Monde des ados
“Particularly elegant writing, which also leaves room for a discreet sense of humour.”
Le Figaro Littéraire
“Christelle Dabos captivates readers of all ages.”
Lire
“Bursting with inventiveness.”
Le Monde des livres
“A subtle sense of magic."
Télérama