Cinders and Sparrows, Stefan Bachmann
Cinders and Sparrows, Stefan Bachmann
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Cinders and Sparrows

Author: Stefan Bachmann

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/13/2020

Synopsis

A suspenseful tale of witches, family, and magic from internationally bestselling author Stefan Bachmann. When a twelve-year-old orphan unexpectedly becomes the mistress of a seemingly abandoned castle, she is thrust into a mysterious plot involving murderous spells, false identity, and a magical battle of wills between the living and the dead. Readers of Kate Milford's Greenglass House, Victoria Schwab's City of Ghosts, and Diana Wynne Jones will be riveted. Twelve-year-old Zita, an orphan and a housemaid, has resigned herself to a life of drudgery when a strange letter arrives, naming her the only living heir to the Brydgeborn fortune. Now the mistress of the castle, Zita soon realizes foul play led to the death of her family. And as she is guided through lessons in the art of witchcraft by the somewhat mysterious Mrs. Cantanker, Zita begins to wonder who is friend and who is foe.Unforgettable and utterly enchanting, this stand-alone tale about family, belonging, and friendship will bewitch readers of Tahereh Mafi’s Whichwood, Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces, and Diana Wynne Jones’s Howl’s Moving Castle. Cinders & Sparrows is a magical page-turner by the author of The Peculiar, the acclaimed international bestseller.

About Stefan Bachmann

Stefan Bachmann was born in Colorado and spent most of his childhood in Switzerland, where he graduated from Zurich University of the Arts with degrees in music composition and theory. He is the author of The Peculiar, his debut, which was published to international acclaim when he was nineteen years old. His other books include The Whatnot, A Drop of Night, and Cinders and Sparrows. He is the coauthor (with April Genevieve Tucholke) of The Secret Life of Hidden Places. He lives in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah

So eine wunderbar originelle, spannende und Mut machende Hexengeschichte! Nicht nur für junges Publikum ein Genuss! Ich habe Blackbird Castle so gern gemeinsam mit Zita entdeckt! Habe geheime Räume und verbotene Treppen betreten und über den Ideenreichtum von Stefan Bachmann gestaunt! Eine wunderbar......more

Goodreads review by Stacey-Lea

Cinders and Sparrows is kind of like if Matilda found out she was actually from a family of witches and when she returns home everything begins to go terribly, terribly wrong. The book follows orphaned thirteen-year-old, Zita Brydgeborn, as she finds out she comes from a great line of witches who ar......more

Goodreads review by Amy

4 stars A cross between a witchy coming-of-age, a haunted house mystery, and an undead adventure. I loved it! Characters: ★★★★ Setting: ★★★★★ Pacing: ★★★ Enjoyment: ★★★★ 1/2 Orphan Zita Brydgeborn has grown up thinking she's alone in the world. Working as a 12-year-old maid to an old woman in a small vill......more

Goodreads review by Gedankenlabor

Eine tolle Hexengeschichte- perfekt für den Herbst🥰📖......more

Goodreads review by Laura

For fans of Howl's Moving Castle by Diane Wynne Jones or The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, Cinders & Sparrows is about a resourceful young girl prepared to meet challenges head-on and battle the forces of darkness for her friends and family. Zita, 12 years old, orphaned, believes she's fated to a......more

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