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Fire Colour One

UK Publisher: HarperCollin's Children's Books

 

Iris’s father, Ernest, is at the end of his life and she hasn’t even met him. Her best friend, Thurston, is somewhere on the other side of the world. Everything she thought she knew is up in flames.
Now her mother has declared war and means to get her hands on Ernest’s priceless art collection. But Ernest has other ideas. There are things he wants Iris to know after he’s gone. And the truth has more than one way of coming to light.

Iris’s father, Ernest, is at the end of his life and she hasn’t even met him. Her best friend, Thurston, is somewhere on the other side of the world. Everything she thought she knew is up in flames.

Now her mother has declared war and means to get her hands on Ernest’s priceless art collection. But Ernest has other ideas. There are things he wants Iris to know after he’s gone. And the truth has more than one way of coming to light.

‘Exquisitely clever and beautifully written, Jenny Valentine’s beautifully constructed novel of inheritance and greed is a sheer delight’ – The Bookseller

‘I thoroughly enjoyed Fire Colour One and will definitely be reading more of Jenny Valentine in the future. I would recommend it to any creatives who want a unique, relaxed read.’ – The Guardian

Jenny Valentine is an award winning writer for Young Adults.  Her first novel Finding Violet Park won the Guardian prize...