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HEAP HOUSE - THE IREMONGER TRILOGY 1
A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2014
Selected in Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2014
Selected by Kirkus as one of the Best Teen Books of 2014
On tor.com's Best Books of 2014 Reviewer's Choice
Selected as one of Newsday's Top Ten Children's books 2014
Recommended on the Booktrust Christmas Gifts for Children List 2013
Listed by The Sunday Times as one of the Top Children's Books of 2013
New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
Selected in Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2014
Selected by Kirkus as one of the Best Teen Books of 2014
On tor.com's Best Books of 2014 Reviewer's Choice
Selected as one of Newsday's Top Ten Children's books 2014
Recommended on the Booktrust Christmas Gifts for Children List 2013
Listed by The Sunday Times as one of the Top Children's Books of 2013
New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
1. HEAP HOUSE (2013), 2. FOULSHAM (2014), 3. LUNGDON (2015) Brilliant cross-over writing for fans of Mervyn Peake, Patrick McGrath, Neil Gaiman, set in the imaginary Victorian borough of Filching. Here the Iremonger family make a fortune from junk. Their salvage scrap mansion Heap House is surrounded by the noxious, shifting Heaps, while within its walls, certain objects begin to display strange signs of life
Young Clod Iremonger is about to be unwillingly betrothed to his Cousin Pinalippy, when he meets plucky orphan servant Lucy Pennant, with whose help he begins to uncover the dark secrets of his family's empire. Mystery, romance and the perils of The Heaps' await!
This energetic, poignant novel is peopled with unforgettable characters with delightfully skewed names anxious, animal-loving Tummis, menacing cousin Moorcus, dreadful Aunt Rosamud, and more. Illustrations by author. Approx 400pp.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Novelist, visual artist and playwright. Born in England, Edward Carey teaches Creative Writing at the University of Austin, Texas. He was awarded the prestigious Italian Fernanda Pivano Prize in 2016.
Young Clod Iremonger is about to be unwillingly betrothed to his Cousin Pinalippy, when he meets plucky orphan servant Lucy Pennant, with whose help he begins to uncover the dark secrets of his family's empire. Mystery, romance and the perils of The Heaps' await!
This energetic, poignant novel is peopled with unforgettable characters with delightfully skewed names anxious, animal-loving Tummis, menacing cousin Moorcus, dreadful Aunt Rosamud, and more. Illustrations by author. Approx 400pp.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Novelist, visual artist and playwright. Born in England, Edward Carey teaches Creative Writing at the University of Austin, Texas. He was awarded the prestigious Italian Fernanda Pivano Prize in 2016.
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Published 2013-09-01 by Hot Key Books |