Helle Norup grew up on a golf course in Denmark. Before moving to Singapore with her husband and two teenaged sons, she lived in Switzerland, where she worked on marketing strategy in senior management roles. For ten winters, she spent every weekend on skis, while her sons had ski race training. She will relocate back to Europe in 2018.
A surprising dual narrative recounts a tender, suspenseful
adventure as Tessa helps rescue a snatched elf child
*Sunday Times, Children's Books of the Year*
A magical, enchanting book... I loved it and was both charmed and
moved by it, totally original
*Piers Torday*
This unexpected and striking story is one to be savoured by
readers
*Sinéad O'Hart, author of 'The Eye of the North'*
A wintry wonderland of a book! Perfect for warming your heart as
the seasons turn. I absolutely loved it
*Vashti Hardy, author of 'Brightstorm'*
A contemporary adventure story with the atmosphere of a north
European folk tale... transport[s] its readers to an unfamiliar and
icy world
*Books for Keeps*
An unusual, tender and adventurous dual-narrative story - by
halfway through the book you'll believe in the Barbegazi
yourself!
*Children's Books Ireland*
I liked this adventure and the characters a lot
*Toby 6, National Geographic Kids*
I like how the book is very imaginative... This is a brilliant book
that I'd recommend to anyone around my age
*SCOOP Magazine*
Eloquent and beautiful with the most delightful chapter headed
illustrations. This is a forever book - one that you can read time
and again for it is timeless, striking and heartwarming
*Armadillo Magazine*
A snowy delight... an adventure worth taking
*North of Scotland Newspapers*
Magical... It is beautifully written and is perfect for readers to
enjoy on a cold winter's day
*Families Magazine Hereford & Worcester*
A heartwarming, very exciting book, that will become a treasure
trove and an heirloom
*Bookanista*
Action packed adventure story
*The Bay*
A gem of a book... with great messages and a lovely story
*Nazeing Book Club*
This was such a sweet story full of friendship, family and magic,
and I'd very much recommend it to anyone looking for a
heart-warming read that gets them in the mood for some colder
weather
*Golden Books Girl (blog)*
A lovely story about family ties, friendship and loyalty. A very
sweet read and a fun one too. I can see myself reading this with my
daughter many times
*Books and Lovely Things (blog)*
A snow-sprinkled story that's so beautifully told you'll want to
snuggle up with it all night. This deserves to be one of this
winter's wonders
*The Reader Teacher (blog)*
Beautifully-written... A perfect read in the run-up to
Christmas
*Book Murmuration (blog)*
A fantastic adventure story set deep in the snowy mountains... A
great read for Christmas
*Barker & Jones (blog)*
Magical, and the perfect book to read as you curl up in your
pyjamas with a cup of hot chocolate... fantastic
*Through the Looking Glass (blog)*
A great adventure, perfect for fans of Lauren St John's Kat Wolfe
Investigates or Jess Butterworth's When the Mountains Roared
*Bellis Does Books (blog)*
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