The Gardens of Dorr

Name: The Gardens of Dorr
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781782693352
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By Paul Biegel

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Summary

The Gardens of Dorr by Paul Biegel is a captivating children's story set in a magical landscape where a young gardener named Mychel embarks on a quest to restore the enchanted gardens of the land of Dorr. Faced with numerous challenges, Mychel encounters a variety of enigmatic creatures and forms unexpected alliances. It is a tale of adventure, perseverance, and finding one's place in a mystical world.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this enchanting tale if you're captivated by magical adventures set in richly imagined worlds. Ideal for young readers, it weaves together themes of bravery, friendship, and discovery, offering a delightful escape into a whimsical garden where anything is possible.

The Gardens of Dorr

Description

Dorr was once a city of merriment, music and dancing. Now it lies grey and silent under the spell of the witch Sirdis. When a young princess arrives in Dorr on a secret quest, she finds a town full of mystery, magic and danger.

As she meets with a succession of strange, funny and frightening characters, Dorr's true history, and the true nature of her quest, become clear through the stories they tell each other. Can the princess find the gardens of Dorr and free the city from its evil enchantment?

By turns beautiful, thrilling, frightening and comical, The Gardens of Dorr is a richly detailed, unforgettable fantasy adventure, considered by many to be the crowning achievement of one of Europe's most beloved children's writers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782693352

Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books

Contributors:

Translated by Paul Biegel
Illustrated by Eva Johanna Rubin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 224

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Paul Biegel Young Adult

About the Author

Paul Biegel was one of Europe's most acclaimed and best-loved storytellers, and the author of more than fifty books for children. Born in the Netherlands in 1926, he studied law but worked as a comic-strip writer before writing his first novel, The Golden Guitar, in 1960. The King of the Copper Mountains followed in 1965. It won the award for the best Dutch children's book of the year, and is still his best-loved work. The Gardens of Dorr and The Little Captain are also forthcoming from Pushkin Children's Books.