Award-winner Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining The Star of Kazan is a timeless classic for readers of any age. Perfect for fans of Journey to the River Sea. With a gorgeous updated cover by Katie Hickey.
'Packed with wit and adventure' – The Times
Ever since she was found abandoned as a baby in 1896, Annika has lived in the servants' quarters at a grand house in Vienna. She loves the other servants as if they were family, and she adores the magnificent, glittering city. There is only one thing that Annika longs for: the day her real mother comes to find her.
So when a beautiful aristocrat arrives to claim her, it is as if Annika has walked into her own dream. Whisked off to her true home – a remote estate far, far from Vienna – her new life begins. But the dark and crumbling castle echoes with secrets and lies, and as Annika unravels the truth she finds herself in terrible danger . . .
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781035047000
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 270 g
Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 24 mm
...elegantly written, witty and well-observed if (after a few) formulaic fables of emigrées with beautiful burnished hair fallen on hard times. - Nigella Lawson, The Sunday Times
A fabulously satisfying read - Sunday Telegraph
Every bit as compelling as Journey to the River Sea . . . An ingeniously plotted story, with a compelling sense of character and place - The Times
This is a great big fat engrossing read. It draws you in and won't let you go until the last page is turned and the last sigh is sighed. - Books for Keeps
i have high hopes for this book since her preivious books were all ver good!
Annika, a foundling brought up by a cook and her house-maid friend, had always dreamt of her mother coming to find her. Annika had always worked in the house of the eccentric Professors in which she had grown up but... More
The Star of Kazan is a lovely story that offers a handful of deceit, a pinch of adventure, and a dash of love. Eva Ibbotson is a master author who can send the mind on a voyage. While I wouldn't rate this story... More
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