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A Short Walk Through a Wide World

byDouglas Westerbeke, Saskia Maarleveld (Read by)

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A spellbinding fantasy adventure that follows a young woman struck down by a mysterious curse, and her extraordinary journey in search of survival.


PARIS, 1885. On an otherwise ordinary night, Aubry Tourvel – spoiled, stubborn and nine years old – is suddenly struck down by a mysterious illness at the family dinner table.


When a visit to a doctor only makes her worse, Aubry flees to the outskirts of the city, where she realises that it is this very act of movement that keeps her alive.


She has no choice: she must run from this curse. And so begins her incredible lifelong journey across the world.


But with risk at every turn, what will it take for Aubry to survive?


‘Races around the globe, through deserts and cities, across oceans’
Oprah Daily


‘Imagine Life of Pi and The Midnight Library rolled into one’

New York Times


‘An epic adventure…rich with all the possibilities the world can hold’
People


©2024 Douglas Westerbeke (P)2024 Penguin Audio

A gorgeous ode to wanderlust... Douglas Westerbeke's dazzling debut takes readers on a thought-provoking journey through cultures and timelines...and also, through a mysterious cave-bound library. I savored every page of this book!

SHELBY VAN PELT, bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures

About Douglas Westerbeke

Douglas Westerbeke is a librarian who lives in Ohio and works at one of the largest libraries in the US. He has spent the last decade on the local panel of the International Dublin Literary Award, which inspired him to write his own book.
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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781529934021
  • Length: 664 minutes
  • Price: £14.00
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