The White Giraffe: Book 1 (The White Giraffe Series) - Softcover

St John, Lauren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842555634 ISBN 13: 9781842555637

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group, 2007

Synopsis

The heartwarming adventures of a young orphan girl and a magical white giraffe in exotic Africa.

About this title

About the Author

Lauren St John was born in Rhodesia in 1966 and lived on a farm there until she was 16. She worked as a journalist for several years and has written biographies of sporting heroes and Nashville musicians - golf and country music being two of her obsessions - for Transworld, Picador and Fourth Estate. Her memoir of growing up during independence in Zimbabwe, 'Rainbow's End', is published by Hamish Hamilton. She lives in London.

From the Back Cover

Martine is eleven when she goes to live on a game reserve in Africa, a place where mysteries and secrets abound, where the intoxicating magic of the country casts all sorts of spells.

One lonely night, she looks out of her window and sees a young giraffe, silver tinged with cinnamon in the moonlight.

'For a split second their eyes locked, the small sad girl and the slender young giraffe, then the sky went dark. Martine pressed her face to the window, desperate to see the white giraffe again.'

In that instant Martine knows that she is prepared to risk everything for it. The giraffe looks at her as if it is waiting ...

'a spellbinding and mesmerizing debut novel' Publishing News

Edition details

• Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842555634
• ISBN 13: 9781842555637
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208