The Blue Hour
  • Published: 15 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9780553825862
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 560
  • RRP: $30.00

The Blue Hour

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15 Jul 2010
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A moving, bittersweet and romantic tale by the bestselling author of GOING DOWN and the MISCHIEF books.

Maddie Godard: chief copywriter, The Complete Works advertising agency. Smart. Sussed. Scared. Because when your self-esteem's been trampled and your world is overturned, you have to act fast.

Maddie escapes from busy Dublin to seemingly tranquil Saint-Géyroux, an idyll in rural France. There, she is led into temptation by beautiful, roguish Sam, cajoled into becoming a life model by renowned artist Daniel Lennox, and haunted by a portrait of a mysterious beauty with a secret to share. Can she help Maddie exorcise her demons?

In this moving, bittersweet, joyously romantic tale, Maddie Goddard confronts her innermost fears, makes new friends, and learns that life really is worth living...
  • Published: 15 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9780553825862
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 560
  • RRP: $30.00
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About the author

Kate Thompson

Kate Thompson is one of the most exciting authors writing for young people today. A born storyteller, her work is highly original and she is thought provoking in her ideas. She has travelled widely in the USA and India and studied law in London. After living in County Clare, she moved to Kinvara in County Galway and there, she discovered her passion for playing the fiddle. She is now an accomplished player and also has a great interest in restoring instruments.

Kate is the only author to win the Children's Books Ireland Bisto Book of the Year award four times - in 2002 for The Beguilers, in 2003 for The Alchemist's Apprentice, in 2004 for Annan Water and in 2006 for The New Policeman.

The New Policeman also won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2005, the Whitbread Book Award Children's category 2005, the Children's Book of the Year in the Irish Book Awards in March 2006 and has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

In 2008 Kate was again shortlisted for the Children's Books Ireland Bisto Award for her book, The Last of the High Kings, a beautiful and haunting story that delves deep into the magic of Irish myth and folklore.

Also by Kate Thompson

The Stepney Doorstep Society
Highway Robbery
More Mischief
Wanted!
All I Hope For You
Creature of the Night
Living The Dream
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Praise for The Blue Hour

A bittersweet romantic tale that will leave you smiling

U Mag

An all-round excellent beach book

Ireland on Sunday