- Published: 15 February 2011
- ISBN: 9780552563437
- Imprint: Corgi Childrens
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- RRP: $32.99
Spindle's End
- Published: 15 February 2011
- ISBN: 9780552563437
- Imprint: Corgi Childrens
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- RRP: $32.99
A fairy tale, but also a long, leisurely, sophisticated narrative which makes no linguistic compromises. . . . Spindle's End's subject is magical perils, but as a novel it is an almost utopian love story. A curious and distinctive book
Books for Keeps
A skilful retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. . . . This is electrifying story-telling, a must-read for fans of quality fantasy of any age
Anne Marley, Financial Times
I would recommend very few of the novels written for teenagers that pass through my hands to a discerning adult reader. So this is a bit of a find. An extraordinarily imaginative retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale, McKinley's book is genuinely enchanting but emotionally tough
Guardian
Written with rich inventiveness, good characters and real stylistic skill and flair, it is a fat treat in which to lose yourself
Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times