Keras

Simon Rae

ISBN 10: 0857560344 / ISBN 13: 9780857560346

Published by David Fickling Books, Oxford, 2013

About this Item

Fine condition used 2013 First Print Edition Hardback with intact unclipped Dust Jacket. Published by David Fickling Books, Oxford. Publication Number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Author: Simon Rae. Jacket Illustration by Richard Collingridge. ISBN: 9780857560346. Approx. dims: 185mm h x 135mm w x 33mm d. Intact clean condition dust jacket with slight rubbing and slight signs of handling. Intact DJ spine slightly creased to top. DJ over very good condition black boards with gilt lettering to spine. 344 clean slightly off white inside pages of English text, no inscriptions. Page ends slightly tanned. Image shown is actual book for sale.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1618912874378

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Keras
• Publisher: David Fickling Books, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857560344
• ISBN 13: 9780857560346
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books

About this title

Synopsis

All his life, Jack Henley has felt at home in the woods - more at home than when he's actually at home with his parents. He loves watching the badgers play-fighting in the summer evenings, and pretending to be outlaws or cannibals with his two best friends. When Jack discovers that the woods hide an incredible secret - a beautiful, extraordinary, unicorn - he cannot believe his eyes.

He and the owner of the woods, the eccentric Mr Finistaire, embark on a journey to save the unicorn from extinction. But as they continue in secrecy, Jack begins to wonder whether Mr Finistaire is quite what he seems.. Will the bond between Keras and Jack be enough to withstand the danger that awaits them both?

About the Author

Simon Rae is a poet and broadcaster. For many years he wrote topical poems for the Guardian newspaper and was also presenter of the popular Radio 4 programme, Poetry Please! He then branched out, writing the definitive biography of the great Victorian cricketer, W.G.Grace, followed by a number of plays, before turning to fiction. He published his first novel, Unplayable, in 2009. Keras is his first title from David Fickling Books.