Everyone knows the story of the Flood, the men God chose to survive, the animals that went in two-by-two. But what about the others that sailed on the Ark, the women and the children? This adventure story asks what it was really like when the heavens opened and the world drowned - and what might have happened in the days that followed. With a frighteningly zealous and single-minded Noah; Japheth and his young wife Zillah concerned for the welfare of the animals; the stowaway boy and baby found by Noah's daughter Timna; and the animals themselves, continuing to act as animals do, whatever their surroundings, this is an extremely compelling and at times very frightening story, beautifully written as ever by Geraldine McCaughrean.
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Review:
'This is a tour de force by a brilliant writer. ' -- The Guardian
‘Claustrophobic tensions, practical problems, even the smells of the ark, pervade the text’ -- The Bookseller
‘Finely written, hugely challenging and rewarding.’ -- TES
‘This extraordinary novel imagines the ‘reality’ of Noah’s Ark .’ -- The Sunday Times
‘Transforms the jolly little zoological excursion that is the Noah's Ark story into an arresting study in fundamentalist selfishness.’ -- The Independent
From the Author:
On winning the Whitbread Children's Award:
'I was nervous of people even liking this novel, let alone thinking it merited an award. And when I saw the other books shortlisted, I stopped even daydreaming about winning. It is wonderful – more so, not less, for being the third time. In this business you keep waiting to pass out of fashion, or for the knack to abandon you. This prize is my licence to go on doing what I do. I couldn't be more pleased if I was a tiger at the zoo and someone forgot to lock the cage door.'
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- PublisherOUP Oxford
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0192719726
- ISBN 13 9780192719720
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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