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Gabriel, a young stonemason's apprentice, finds himself caught between good and evil, between fantasy and reality, and between the Devil and God himself, in the shape of Garvey the playmaster
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Modern writers rarely reach back to the feudal era as the setting for their novels, but that doesn't mean there isn't rich material from the age. At least there is in the hands of Geraldine McCaughrean. Her novel, A Little Lower Than the Angels, which won a Whitbread Prize in 1987, features a host of vivid characters, including Gabriel, a stonemason's apprentice who leaves an abusive master to play the part of an angel in a traveling play. He's so convincing that peasants shower him with coins, and Gabriel believes he's found his calling.
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Geraldine McCaughrean is a prize-winning author - winner of Carnegie Medal, Guardian Children's Fiction Award, Whitbread Award (twice) and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0192716700
- ISBN 13 9780192716705
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages143
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Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, Oxford, 1991
ISBN 10: 0192716700
ISBN 13: 9780192716705
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The winner of the 1987 Whitbread Children's Novel Award is the story of Gabriel, a young apprentice to a stonemason. He finds his work dangerous and unattractive until a playmaster named Garvey reaches out a helping hand. Yet Gabriel is soon to discover that his new friend is not what he seems. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005671490
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