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Doll
- Author: Nicky Singer
- Category: Fiction Young Adult
- Publisher: HarperCollins(UK)
- Pub date: 3 March 2003
- Length: 208 pages
About Doll
Singer’s simple, lyrical prose deals deftly with themes of origin and loss, of denial and acceptance, of love and hate
- OBSERVER
A story of dark emotions and strange friendship, DOLL was the eagerly awaited follow-up to her first children’s book, FEATHER BOY. Tilly’s biker mother gave Tilly a doll when she was on her deathbed. There is something strange about the doll, something dangerous—something which brings Tilly into the path of Jan, a South American boy with his own problems. But there are questions that have not been answered. Is Tilly’s mother really dead, or is there a more painful reason for her absence?
About the Author
Nicky has written four novels for adults, two books of non-fiction and five works for young people. Her first children’s novel, FEATHER BOY, won the Blue Peter ‘Book of the Year’ Award and is published in 28 countries. It has also been adapted for TV (winning a BAFTA for Best Children’s Drama) and commissioned by the National Theatre as a musical with lyrics by Don Black and music by Debbie Wiseman. Nicky’s other novels for young people include: DOLL, THE INNOCENT’S STORY and GEMX. KNIGHT CREW is her most recent novel.
March 2010 sees the Glyndebourne premiere of a full-length operatic version of Knight Crew with a libretto by Nicky and music by Julian Philips. This is the first time Glyndebourne have ever commissioned an opera from a teen novel and the making of the show is being filmed by the BBC for a three-part documentary series to be presented by Gareth Malone.