The Clay Girl
Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head. For the Appleton sisters, life had unravelled many times before. This time it explodes.Eight-year-old Hariet, known to all as Ari, is dispatched to Cape Breton and her Aunt Mary, who is purported to eat little girls ....
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Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head. For the Appleton sisters, life had unravelled many times before. This time it explodes.Eight-year-old Hariet, known to all as Ari, is dispatched to Cape Breton and her Aunt Mary, who is purported to eat little girls . . . With Ari on the journey is her steadfast companion, Jasper, an imaginary
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781770413030 (1770413030)
ASIN: 1770413030
Publisher: ECW000
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
I loved this story. The language was poetic but not just for the sake of being poetic - the way this book is written is part of the story itself. The heroine, Ari Appleton, reminded me a little bit of Anne Shirley - another feisty, young girl in Canadian fiction whose life starts out rather sadly....
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