Winner of the Calderdale Teenage Book Award and the Salford Children's Book Award. A brilliant new stand-alone title from the bestselling author of THE DOOMSPELL trilogy (sales of over 215,000 copies to date). A real breakthrough in terms of character development and narrative drive from this highly-regarded author. Fantasy writing at its best, pitched at 11+ year old age range. Rights for the Doomspell trilogy sold in 22 different countries. The author attracts great review coverage. Acclaim for BREATHE: 'A true ghost story - the kind that lays its cold fingers on you, grips tight and doesn't let you go even when the last page has been turned ... wonderfully spine-chilling' - The Bookseller
Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but has spent most of his life in the southeast of England. His daughter Rachel loved listening to his stories from an early age. THE DOOMSPELL started as one of these. 'But before I knew what was happening,' says Cliff, 'the whole magical world of Ithrea just wanted to come to life in a bigger way. It wanted to live!' His reputation as a major children's writer enhances with each new book.Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but has spend most of his life in the southeast of England. His daughter Rachel loved to hear stories from an early age, inspiring THE DOOMSPELL.
Selected as one of 160 'books for boys' recommended by the Department for Education and Skills. Coverage in THE TIMES.
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