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Synopsis
The first book in the gruesomely funny Tales from Schwartzgarten series.
Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail...
If you prefer cleavers to kittens and fiends to fairies...then welcome to the GRUESOMELY FUNNY Tales from Schwartzgarten.
-Osbert the Avenger is the first in a thrilling series of four books, all set in the fictional city of Schwartzgarten
-With shades of Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl, the Tales from Schwartzgarten are as hilarious as they are dark
-This brilliantly woven mock-gothic tale has huge child appeal
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About the Author
Christopher William Hill is an award-winning playwright and radio dramatist. His plays for young people have been performed in the UK and internationally.
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A great story with that real gothic sense of macabre... almost pantomime with horror... I laughed all through it.―Nine to Noon Show (Radio New Zealand)
You want to be caught up in the thrall of delicious deviance and page-turning scandal, go on, get stuck in.
You want to be caught up in the thrall of delicious deviance and page-turning scandal, go on, get stuck in.―Sarah McIntyre
Utterly absorbing.
Utterly absorbing.―The Daily Telegraph
This man is darker, funnier and more alive than Roald Dahl.
This man is darker, funnier and more alive than Roald Dahl.―Dan Patterson, creator of Mock The Week and Whose Line Is It Anyway
This is a brilliantly written book with fantastic characters. It is a real page-turner, a hilarious read and it will delight boys and girls alike.
This is a brilliantly written book with fantastic characters. It is a real page-turner, a hilarious read and it will delight boys and girls alike.―EdOntheWeb.com
Rules are broken in a carnival manner that is deliciously and genuinely thrilling
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- PublisherOrchard Books
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 140831455X
- ISBN 13 9781408314555
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages356
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