Liz Hyderová

How do you save someone lost in time?At the stroke of midnight on winter solstice, Libby disappears - vanishing from the face of the Earth. Only her older sister, Kit, and a mysterious boy named Story remember that she ever existed.To find Libby and bring her safely home, the pair must embark on a perilous journey into the distant past, across a land steeped in ancient folklore. Together, Kit and Story will face dangers beyond their wildest imagination as they race to uncover the secret of the Twelve before Time itself runs out...The Twelve was the 2024 winner of the Nero Prize for Children's Fiction, winner of the 2025 Tir Na N-Og award in the English-language category, and was a Financial Times and Guardian Book of the Year.PRAISE FOR THE TWELVE:'Reminiscent of Alan Garner' Financial Times, Best Book of 2024'Haunting and resonant, with echoes of Susan Cooper and Alan Garner' Guardian, Best YA Books of 2024'A beguiling tale of ancient magic, good and evil, deeply rooted in the Welsh landscape' Observer

What if you had real magic within you . . . ? The utterly spellbinding new novel from the celebrated author of THE GIFTS 1896. As a group of illusionists prepare for a grand spectacle, one young woman, Cecily Marsden, harbours a secret. For she possesses impossible powers - powers she little understands. Meanwhile Eadie Carleton, a pioneering early film-maker, struggles for her talent to be taken seriously, and a talented magician, George Perris, begins to see the potential in moving pictures. But in order to achieve his dreams, George must first win over Miss Carleton . . . As Cecily, George and Eadie's worlds collide, Cec finds herself facing the fight of her life to save the grand performance from sabotage - and harness the real magic held deep within her . . .

Život v Bearmouthu je plný tvrdé dřiny a odříkání. Žabka tu žije od čtyř let a nic jiného nezná. Drsné pracovní podmínky, krutost vedoucích a temnota podzemních tunelů jsou v dole každodenní realitou. Když se objeví tajemný Devlin a jako jediný si troufne položit otázku „Proč?“, vše se změní. Zavedený pořádek dostane trhliny a lidé jej začnou zpochybňovat. Napětí stoupá, věci se dávají do pohybu. Povedou ke změně, nebo ke zkáze?