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Imprint: Corgi Childrens
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Published: 13/03/2014
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ISBN: 9780552572064
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Length: 240 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 15mm x 129mm
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Weight: 170g
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RRP: £6.99
Noah is running away from his problems the day he takes the untrodden path through the forest - or at least that's what he thinks. When he comes across a very unusual toyshop and meets the even more unusual toymaker, he's not sure what to expect. But the toymaker has a story to tell, a story full of adventure, wonder and broken promises. And Noah travels with him on a journey that will change his life for ever.
A thought-provoking fable from the author of the bestselling Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
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Imprint: Corgi Childrens
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Published: 13/03/2014
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ISBN: 9780552572064
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Length: 240 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 15mm x 129mm
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Weight: 170g
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RRP: £6.99
Reviews
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"With goodly dollops of magic and wonderful surrealism, it has a fable-like quality. If they like magical stories, and if they like to deal with serious issues in a metaphorical way, they will love this sweet, funny and kindly book. I certainly did"
The Bookbag
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"This delightful, bittersweet 'fairytale' is a flight of fantasy with playful use of language and a joy from start to finish. Noah's heartbreaking emotional journey is lightened by a rich vein of absurd humour and eccentric characters"
Daily Mail
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"Destined to become something of a children's classic"
Mail On Sunday
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"It's inventive, wily, twisty . . . Noah Barleywater Runs Away is a carefully crafted whimsical gem, a story to share with others and to discuss at book clubs, a true publishing event"
Irish Independent
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"Boyne has interesting things to say about identity, self knowledge and how we cope with life's travails and the book really does benefit from a second reading. Oliver Jeffers has produced beautiful cover artwork and his line drawings are suitably enigmatic helping to make this both an attractive and desirable package"
The School Librarian
