Mollie Hunter has won the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award, the Boston Globe Horn Book Award and the Carnegie Medal.
Mollie Hunter (1922-2012) wrote more than 25 novels for children since 1953, incorporating a life-long exploration of Scotland's folklore and history into her stories. She received numerous awards and honours for her books, including the New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year Award, the Boston Globe Horn Book Award and the Carnegie Medal.
'The haunting mystery of this story grips the reader to the
end.'
-- Sunday Telegraph
'A fantastic, gripping tale... set on the beautiful, windswept
Shetland Isles. Floris Books should be congratulated for making
Mollie Hunter's book widely available again -- they are perennial
favourites and deservedly so.'
-- Scottish Children's Books, Winter 2002
"First published nearly forty years ago, Mollie's story remains as
intriguing and beguiling."
-- Jane Sandell, The Scotsman
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