Devilskein & Dearlove by Alex Smith, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

THIS EDITION NOT FOR SALE IN REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. NOMINATED FOR 2015 CARNEGIE MEDALA Young Adult novel set in South Africa. Young Erin Dearlove has lost everything in a violent attack on her family. Shenow lives with her bohemian aunt Kate in a run-down apartment block. Lockedinto a fantasy of her previous life, she shuns all overtures of friendship fromher new neighbours, until she meets Mr Devilskein, the demon who lives onthe top floor... and opens a door into another world. Just as Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book reworked Kipling's The Jungle Book for a modern audience with a liking for the supernatural, Devilskein & Dearlove is a darker, more edgy, contemporary reworking of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic The Secret Garden. An orphaned teenager is taken in by a reluctant distant relative, and in her new home makes an unexpected friend and finds a secret realm. \"Alex Smith's quirky imagination knows no bounds.\" - André Brink | Devilskein & Dearlove by Alex Smith, Paperback | Indigo Chapters