The Door That Led to Where
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The Door That Led to Where
When the present offers no hope for the future, the answers may lie in the past
When the present offers no hope for the future, the answers may lie in the past
AJ Flynn has just failed all but one of his GCSEs, and his future is looking far from rosy. So when he is offered a junior position at a London law firm, he hopes his life is about to change—but he could never have imagined by how much.
Tidying up the archive one day, AJ finds an old key, mysteriously labelled with his name and date of birth, and he becomes determined to find the door that fits the key. And so begins an amazing journey to a very real and tangible past—1830, to be precise—where the streets of modern Clerkenwell are replaced with cobbles and carts, and the law can be twisted to suit a villain's means.
Although life in 1830 is cheap, AJ and his friends quickly find that their own lives have much more value. They've gone from sad youth statistics to young men with purpose—and at the heart of everything lies a crime that only they can solve. But with enemies all around, can they unravel the mysteries of the past before it unravels them?
A fast-paced mystery novel by one of the country's finest writers, The Door That Led to Where will delight, surprise, and mesmerise all those who read it.
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Sally Gardner's work has been praised for capturing the zeitgeist of a generation, weaving together a complex mystery set across both the present and 1830. The narrative is celebrated for its engaging characters and elegant, poetic prose, while also exploring themes of personal responsibility and opportunity. Critically acclaimed for its vivid depiction of both centuries, the book balances a thoughtful message about fresh beginnings with a rollicking adventure.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781471401114
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 January 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hot Key Books
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 201.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Sally Gardner is a multi-award-winning novelist whose work has been translated into more than twenty-two languages. Her novel MAGGOT MOON (Hot Key Books) won both the Costa Children's Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal 2013. Sally's genre-defying novel THE DOUBLE SHADOW (Orion) received great critical acclaim and was also longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2013. THE RED NECKLACE (shortlisted for 2007 Guardian Book Prize) and THE SILVER BLADE are set during the French Revolution, the film rights for which have been purchased by Dominic West. Sally also won the 2005 Nestle Children's Book Prize for her debut novel I, CORIANDER. She is currently writing the popular WINGS CO Fairy Detective Agency Series (Orion) for 7-11 year olds - hailed as 'Agatha Christie for kids' - and has recently released her latest Young Adult fiction novel, which is a modern gothic tale called TINDER, illustrated by David Roberts (Orion). Follow Sally at www.sallygardner.net or on Twitter: @TheSallyGardner
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