The Girl with Glass Feet
A mysterious metamorphosis has taken hold of Ida MacLaird - she is slowly turning into glass. Fragile and determined to find a cure, she returns to the strange, enchanted island where she believes the transformation began, in search of reclusive Henry Fuwa, the one man who might just be able to...
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A mysterious metamorphosis has taken hold of Ida MacLaird - she is slowly turning into glass. Fragile and determined to find a cure, she returns to the strange, enchanted island where she believes the transformation began, in search of reclusive Henry Fuwa, the one man who might just be able to help... Instead she meets Midas Crook.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781843549208 (1843549204)
ASIN: 1843549204
Publish date: 2010-01-01
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
So many mixed emotions after finishing this. It was the source of a lot of internal debate, whether to give it a 3, 3.5, but heck I give this a 4 because, despite the several shortcomings that are clear while you're reading the book, "The Girl with Glass Feet" was a beautiful tale that made it so ea...
These are only some of my favorite books. Picking just one would be impossible!
Bit odd, yet very lovely at the same time. Slow start, and slow parts through the book, but perhaps there to make you focus on the words - which are beautiful. Shaw's way with words is simply beautiful.
***Brave Cold Feet Very nice read! Magical scenery, nice concept for plot. Two young people meet in a remote little town. A girl who lives in the woods is suffering from strange disease, she's turning into glass. The illness started from her feet- that's why she lips while walking. Nobody knows abo...