Small Blue Thing
Celebrating the end of exams with best friend Grace, 17 year-old Alex rescues a swan caught on a wire in the Thames mud and finds an extraordinary bracelet. Through its disturbing and compelling powers, she finds Callum, a soul locked in a half-life of sadness and mystery following a terrible accident, and his persuasive and sinister sister, Catherine. As Alex and Callum grow closer despite the enormous obstacles to their love, the dangers mount until Alex must risk everything to save Grace and Callum must risk everything to save Alex.
Small Blue Thing is a great new read for teenage lovers of super-natural romance. It’s the first in a planned trilogy and although the story rounds off nicely the reader is left with a chilling taster of what is to follow in book 2…
A ghostly romance is the debut fiction title from Nosy Crow…
The sequel to Small Blue Thing is Perfectly Reflected
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Kate says: “This book is tremendously important to me. Reading it, as a favour for someone who might have enabled me to get a job outside publishing, made me realise that I LOVED publishing, and didn’t want to leave. I was intrigued by the title, recognising a Suzanne Vega reference when I see one. Then was got by the throat as soon as I read the first few pages: I loved the drama of the swan and the discovery of the mysterious bracelet combined with the peer-pressure and silly shoes of teenage life.”
Sue Ransom says: “I wrote Small Blue Thing as a birthday present for my daughter. I wanted her to have a novel that reflected the world she and her friends know, and I found the time by writing on the train during my daily commute into London. I’ve only written computer manuals before, never a novel, so I was amazed when Kate said she wanted to publish it. It’s spurred me on to write the rest of the trilogy.”
Excerpt: “The stone was beautiful, a deep azure blue with flecks of gold and pinks and reds, all glinting in the sun. I rubbed at the band, shifting some of the ancient filth and a dull silver colour appeared. Even through the dirt I could see the craftsmanship. Why would someone tie something so stunning to a rock and throw it in the river?”
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I absolutely loved the cover and the blurb but when I started reading it I was gripped from the first sentence, it weaved together natural emotions with the fictional elements. Within two days I had put together my pocket money savings and bought the second one, I am now anxiously waiting for Scattering Like Light. After reading this it has inspired me to write my own book, which I am in the process of doing! I hope S.C. RANSOM writes many more series to the outstanding quality of Small Blue Thing!
JANA Wednesday June 29, 2011 #