The Farthest Away Mountain
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- £4.49
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- £4.49
Publisher Description
From Dakin’s bedroom window, the farthest-away mountain looks quite close, its peak capped with pink and purple and green snow rising above the pine wood just beyond the village.
No one knows why the snow isn’t white, because no one has ever been there; for though the mountain looks close, however far you travel it never gets any closer.
Until one morning, Dakin is woken by a voice calling, summoning her through the wicked wood and over the sea of spikes, to fight the evil on the mountain and set it free…
About the author
Lynne Reid Banks was born in London in 1929. She was an actress in the early 1950s and later became one of the first two women TV News reporters in Britain. She is a best-selling author for both children and adults, and has written over thirty books, including The L-Shaped Room.
Customer Reviews
A Hidden Gem
This has to be one of the best children's books ever written along with the fairy rebel and the enchanted wood series. Kids books just aren't made like this any more, with such wonder and innocence. Thank you Lynne for making my childhood magical!! ✨