Wyrd |
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| Author:
| Gough, Sue |
| Series title: | UQP Young Adult Fiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7022-2508-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of Queensland Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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In Kings Cross, Trace, a young punk girl, joins a streetie's march to Paradise that echoes a long-ago Crusade. A gem-encrusted book falls into the hands of three extraordinary women in a New Age haven. What is the secret recipe it contains?
Wyrd is the blank rune which draws together the rich threads of this exciting novel; it holds the mystery of the unexpected.
Wyrdhas the knowledge of the past, the present and the future; it is a gateway to another time and place,...
More DescriptionIn Kings Cross, Trace, a young punk girl, joins a streetie's march to Paradise that echoes a long-ago Crusade. A gem-encrusted book falls into the hands of three extraordinary women in a New Age haven. What is the secret recipe it contains? Wyrd is the blank rune which draws together the rich threads of this exciting novel; it holds the mystery of the unexpected. Wyrdhas the knowledge of the past, the present and the future; it is a gateway to another time and place, which Berengaria and Trace must both explore. An epic chase across the centuries climaxes in a battle of time and the elements. Sue Gough's first novel, A Long Way to Tipperary, was shortlisted for the CBC Children's Book of the Year Awards for Older Readers (1993)