Once upon a time in a Middle Eastern land, a fat, sweet-natured little boy grows up as the son of an important ruler. His older brother was apparently still-born and so he is the heir to his father's kingdom.
But far away from the royal palace a lonely prospector happens across a wild creature, half boy, half animal, roaming the forests. Eventually this strange child's adventures lead him to the capital and into the path of a platoon of deserters from Napoleon's army - the flashy, ultimately dangerous, face of Enlightenment thought in this isolated kingdom - with drastic consequences.
With original poems embedded like gems in the text, this is a fable for all ages, full of shivers and delights, sadness and wonder.
| ISBN: | 9780099488927 |
| Publication date: | 2nd November 2006 |
| Author: | John Fuller |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 249 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Modern and Contemporary Fiction Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales |