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The Wintrish Girl (Talismans of Fate, Book 1)

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The Wintrish Girl (Talismans of Fate, Book 1)

Melanie La'Brooy

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Shortlisted for The Readings Children's Prize 2023

On Talisman Day in the Province of Arylia, all children receive powerful objects that change their lives forever. All children except for the Wintrish servant girl Penn, that is.

Bound to the spoiled Princess Seraphine since birth, Penn has never known her true family. While she longs to return to her own Province of Midwinter and find them, she knows that all her future holds is a lifetime of loneliness.

But a long-forgotten evil is stirring, and destinies are about to change …

When the Princess is kidnapped, Penn is forced to run for her life to clear her own name. With the help of some unexpected friends and a dragon with a fear of unicorns, she faces deadly peril and formidable foes. But can one ordinary Wintrish girl save the day?

Because without a Talisman, there’s no changing your fate – is there?

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Format

Paperback

Publisher

University of Queensland Press

Country

Australia

Date

30 August 2022

Pages

448

ISBN

9780702265631

Shortlisted for The Readings Children's Prize 2023

On Talisman Day in the Province of Arylia, all children receive powerful objects that change their lives forever. All children except for the Wintrish servant girl Penn, that is.

Bound to the spoiled Princess Seraphine since birth, Penn has never known her true family. While she longs to return to her own Province of Midwinter and find them, she knows that all her future holds is a lifetime of loneliness.

But a long-forgotten evil is stirring, and destinies are about to change …

When the Princess is kidnapped, Penn is forced to run for her life to clear her own name. With the help of some unexpected friends and a dragon with a fear of unicorns, she faces deadly peril and formidable foes. But can one ordinary Wintrish girl save the day?

Because without a Talisman, there’s no changing your fate – is there?

Read More

Format

Paperback

Publisher

University of Queensland Press

Country

Australia

Date

30 August 2022

Pages

448

ISBN

9780702265631

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