![]() ![]() ![]() Making matters worse is that they've just moved house, right across town. Then he feels guilty for being so heartless. They're a close family but it's hard to keep it all together under such circumstances and sometimes Michael feels lonely and left out. His mother and father are distraught and they're living in a tense atmosphere of fear and worry. She's is in and out of hospital and there is a great fear she might die. But she was an early baby, far too early, and she's very, very ill. His mother has just had a baby - a new sister for him. If you haven't already, you should read it. ![]() Reading back this review, I know it doesn't do Skellig justice. And now it's been reissued in a beautiful 15th anniversary edition, clothbound and including essays, William Blake poems and a short story. David Almond wrote a prequel, My Name Is Mina, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It's been adapted into a play directed by Trevor Nunn, an opera, and a film starring Tim Roth. Since then, Skellig has been chosen as a Times Educational Supplement Teachers' Top 100 Book. I wrote this review more than a decade ago. It's a sensuous, magical book and a fantastic introduction to David Almond's work. It's a wonderful book, but a challenging one and even the most confident readers would probably need to be at least ten before they were ready for it. ![]() With it, he earned the reputation of being the magical realist for children. Summary: Skellig is David Almond's debut novel. ![]()
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