An unforgettable middle-grade adventure about courage and family that will plunge you back into the Stone Age … and then lead you home. Perfect for fans of Piers Torday and Stig of the Dump
Sophie Kirtley grew up in Northern Ireland, where she spent her childhood climbing on hay bales, rolling down sand-dunes and leaping the raw Atlantic waves. Nowadays she lives in Wiltshire with her husband, three children and their mini-menagerie of pets and wild things. Sophie has always loved stories: she has taught English, and has worked in a theatre, a bookshop and a tiny pub where folk tell fairytales by candlelight. Sophie is also a prize-winning published poet. This is Sophie’s debut novel.
The Wild Way Home echoes Skellig and Stig of the Dump, with a bold,
readable charm entirely its own ... Full of peril, sadness and wild
joy, it’s a timeslip adventure with a difference.
*Guardian*
Underpinning this action-packed debut is a sensitive portrayal of
how a child’s fear of illness and change can be overcome by helping
others and facing up to the truth.
*Daily Mail*
This thrilling time-slip adventure oozes magic and heart
*Bookseller EDITOR'S CHOICE*
So good I read it twice
*Hilary McKay, author of The Skylarks' War*
I loved this unique quirky story full of heart
*Jasbinder Bilan, author of Asha and the Spirit Bird*
An enchanting debut
*Mail on Sunday, best fiction of the year*
With echoes of Skellig, this story is so smoothly told I barely
stopped. A really powerful debut and definitely a must in every
school library
*Fleur Hitchcock for Waterstones Bookseller Reviews*
Delivers in spades. It made me laugh, cry, gasp and turn the pages
for one more chapter every time I had to stop
*Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant*
Reminiscent of Skellig and Stig of the Dump, The Wild Way Home is a
lovely time-slip adventure full of heart, family and finding your
feet when times are tough
*Anna Fargher, author of Umbrella Mouse*
An exciting debut that takes us on a timeslip adventure into the
deep past, where survival is at the point of a spear and family is
the only thing you have to hold onto
*A.F. Harrold*
Gorgeously magical and achingly real. I loved every character in
this book and I devoured the whole story in a breathless rush
because I couldn't stop reading (even when it made me cry)
*Stephanie Burgis, author of The Dragon With a Chocolate Heart*
A beautiful story of things ancient and eternal. Kirtley
convincingly creates and navigates the difficult landscapes of both
Stone Age Ireland and contemporary family life in this big-hearted,
gripping debut.
*Kelly McCaughrain*
A tense, emotionally charged time-slip story … deeply moving and at
times heart-breaking. Coming soon and eminently worth the wait
*Irish Examiner*
It is a heart-warming, magical book that has family, friendship and
overcoming difficulties at its core. I couldn’t put it down!
*NetGalley user*
A captivating story of self-discovery and realising what is truly
important in life
*Scope For Imagination*
Perfect for an UKS2 Stone Age topic, or for a nature or history
lover, this world was immersive and believable and characters,
settings and plot line were written with extraordinary attention to
detail. Beautiful!
*NetGalley Reviewer*
Fans of Stig of the Dump or Michelle Paver’s Wolf Brother series
will very much enjoy Sophie Kirtley’s vivid, exciting and
heart-warming Stone Age timeslip story… Kirtley portrays the
emotional truths of her story with equal skill, making that
Charlie’s sense of loss, love and home as vivid and affecting as
the encounters with wolves. This is Sophie Kirtley’s debut novel
and very impressive.
*Books For Keeps*
A captivating story of self-discovery and realising what is truly
important in life… It is also a magnificent portrayal of Stone Age
life with opportunities for discussion about values, survival and
family.
*True Education Partnerships*
Enchanting debut about Charlie, who travels back to the Stone Age
while running away from the feelings prompted by the arrival of a
poorly baby brother. When Charlie saves a lost Stone Age boy from
drowning, the pair brave storms, wolves and other dangers while
trying to find their way home
*Mail on Sunday*
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