{"product_id":"9781786695239","title":"Invisible in a Bright Light","description":"Author: Gardner, Sally\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781786695239\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn imaginative novel (with) a suspenseful challenge and a vivid backstage world of intrigue and romance... Original and rich' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week. \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI, Coriander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvisible in a Bright Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Sally Gardner's first \u003cb\u003emiddle grade\u003c\/b\u003e novel in 14 years soars with the imagination of a master story-teller. A \u003cb\u003epitch-perfect\u003c\/b\u003e story about a crystal chandelier that splinters into a thousand pieces, a girl abandoned as a baby on the steps of an opera house and a dangerous game called the Reckoning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is \u003cb\u003e1870\u003c\/b\u003e- opening night at the \u003cb\u003eRoyal Opera House\u003c\/b\u003e in a freezing city by the sea, where a huge, crystal chandelier in the shape of a galleon sparkles magically with the light of 750 candles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeleste, a theatre rat, wakes up in a costume basket from what she hopes is a bad dream, to find that everyone at the theatre where she works thinks she is someone else. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the chandelier falls, she is haunted by a strange girl who claims to know Celeste's past and why she must risk playing a game called the Reckoning to try to save the people she loves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a classic Gardner modern fairy tale, full of fabulous locations and mesmerising characters. lt's a complicated, layered history tale... but do not underestimate this age group's intelligence and focus; young book lovers will be as delighted as they are challenged' \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year 2019\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631845298334,"sku":"UBD-9781786695239","price":16.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781786695239.jpg?v=1774310080","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781786695239","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}