From Darkness
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- 24,99 zł
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- 24,99 zł
Publisher Description
Sixteen-year-old Ari Wyndham lost her best friend in the sea. Everybody told her it was an accident, but Ari can't forgive herself. Her own life is cut short when a tiger-snake delivers a deathly bite, and a beautiful, ghostly and strangely familiar young woman appears, summoning Ari's soul to the underworld. Ari, however, refuses to go. Though she knows there will be a terrible price to pay for her transgression, the mysterious guide chooses to save Ari. Their rebellion upsets the balance of life and death in Ari's remote coastal village. A rift opens from the underworld, unleashing dark magic: savage dog packs emerge at night, fishermen catch ghostly bodies in their nets, and children go missing. Together, Ari and her guide battle the dark powers of the underworld and heal the rift. Though their bond seems unbreakable, it may not be enough. It is up to Ari to find the courage to do the one thing that will save the world from darkness.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Loss and desire shine through Hall's tender YA debut, in which Greek myth infuses a small Australian town. Arielle Wyndham is haunted by survivor's guilt following the disappearance of her best friend, Alex, in the sea off rural Stonehaven seven years earlier. During a family crisis, a snake bites Ari, and Alex now an unwilling psychopomp breaks the underworld's laws to save her friend's life. But their joyous reunion and growing attraction are cut short. Alex's meddling has opened a portal to the underworld, unleashing strange beasts and eerie occurrences into the Stonehaven community. In order to save Alex and her town, Ari must defy a great lord of the underworld. Hall's unadorned, graceful prose suffuses first love, otherworldly threats, and mundane chores with the same irresistible sincerity, and may appeal in tone to fans of Megan Shepherd's The Secret Horses of Briar Hill and Lois Metzger's Change Places with Me. The plot includes a few uneven scene changes, and seasoned YA readers may find the trajectory predictable. Still, Ari's journey is clear, heartrending, and shot through with sweetness and eerie beauty. Ages 12 up.