A TEMPEST THAT YIELDS TRUTH

Teenage longing and intergenerational disengagement underpin a new fantasy novel based on a Shakespearean classic

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Lucy Christopher Chicken House

MILES away from civilisation, Moss and her Pa live on an isolated island brimming with

magical flowers, quirky pets, and unlikely guests washed up from the sea.

Storm-Wake is the newest novel published by awardwinning author Lucy Christopher and is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Following the story of young Moss throughout her childhood, Christopher has captured the essence of puberty pangs in the midst of family drama.

After years of spending time with her pollen-addicted Pa, Moss dreams of a life beyond the borders of their solitary island.

When fishboy Callan arrives after being washed up during a storm, Moss soon learns that life may not be exactly what it seems and soon finds flaws in her Pa’s apocalyptic retelling of the old world.

After being left behind by her new companion Callan, the storms wash up another boy, this time someone who completely contradicts Pa’s stories of their past.

Pondering her reason for being on the island, Moss starts to question everything, even the validity of her own Pa’s status.

In this novel, written in act form, Christopher brings an old story back into the limelight.

Copies are available at Chicken House Books, but you can also look for it online or find it in your nearest bookshop.