Cassandra golds was born in sydney and grew up reading hans christian andersen, c. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Remember that point in peter pan that talks about mrs. Interview with cassandra golds, author of clairdelune. Cassandra golds a talking mouse takes a talented young ballet dancer to an enchanted world where she explores, with the help of a kind monk, why she cannot speak. In her awardwinning book, clairdelune, australian author cassandra golds employs balletic grace and skill to weave a breathtaking. About book from school library journal grade 46clairdelunes mother died when she was a baby, and the girl has never been able to speak. But that night, she discovers something that takes away all sense of normalcy. Clairs mother was a famous ballet dancer who died of a broken heart, and clair has inherited her mothers talent and ballet is the focus of her.
This novel is a beautiful, rich, meandering magic realist story with many fairy tale elements carefully winding through it. Clairdelune lives with her grandmother in the tippytop of a peculiar old building. Her first book, michael and the secret war, was accepted for publication when she was nineteen years old, and she has been writing a monthly cartoon serial, illustrated by stephen axelsen, for. Clairdelune has lived all her life with her grandmother at the top of a very old building.
In clairdelune, author cassandra golds crafts a fairytale world with a city much like paris, in which a young girl inhabits an odd but enchanting building, full of artistes. Lewis and nicholas stuart gray over and over again and writing her own stories as soon as she could hold a. Then one day the girl who cannot speak meets a remarkable mouse who can. Clairdelune by cassandra golds book cover, description, publication history. Interview with cassandra golds, author of clairdelune the. Magical, whimsical and delightful, this wonderful story will entertain readers of all ages from eight to 80. Bonaventure is a brave talking, dancing mouse who leads clairdelune on an adventure where she meets a fanciful array of characters who help her learn about true love and how love is the reason for life, especially her own. Cassandra golds was born in sydney, australia and grew up reading hans christian andersen, c. Author cassandra golds herself seems at times to be channeling barries, peter pan with mixed results. Cassandra mia golds born 1962 is an australian childrens author. Cassandra golds masters the difficult literary feat of mixing fictitious reality with fantasy. Gold manages to not only spin a wholly original tale but to do so in language by turns melodious and downright funny sometimes both at the same time.
Once upon a time one hundred years ago, and half as many years again there lived a girl called clairdelune, who could not speak. That being said, clairdelune is a completely different ballet story, one that includes a touch of fantasy and much on the perils of the dance. Clairdelune by cassandra golds, 9780375933950, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She wrote clairdelune after coming upon the fascinating cassandra golds was born in sydney, australia and grew up reading hans christian andersen, c. Apr 14, 2006 clairdelune by cassandra golds 192pp, orchard. In clairdelune, author cassandra golds crafts a fairytale world with a city much like paris, in which a young girl inhabits an odd but enchanting building, full of. Clairdelune lives with her grandmother in the tippytop of a peculi. Once upon a time one hundred years ago, and half as many years again there. Apr 15, 2006 unless the book is clairdelune, cassandra golds remarkable fairy tale about a young, mute ballerina who must learn to face her deepest fears in order to understand the importance of love. Lewis and nicholas stuart gray over and over again and writing her own stories as soon as she could hold a pen. Clairdelune has lived all her life with her grandmother at the top of a very tall, very narrow, very old.
Clairde lune is a young ballet student living in an old city many years past. Her first book, michael and the secret war, was accepted for publication when she was nineteen years old. Her grandmother, with whom she lives in an unnamed city, in an unnamed time, was also a great dancer. Clairdelune, by cassandra golds, is a ballet story for the middlegrade reader. Clairdelune lives with her grandmother in the tippytop.
Every day she practices ballet, just like her mother before. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After ballet one day, clairdelune meets bonaventure a talking dancermouse who takes her to a mysterious monastery. With that in mind, clairdelune is just the latest example of a very successful trend. Unless the book is clairdelune, cassandra golds remarkable fairy tale about a young, mute ballerina who must learn to face her deepest fears in order to understand the importance of love.
Clairdelune book by cassandra golds 4 available editions. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Interview with cassandra golds, author of clairdelune 17 july 2009 by admin in her awardwinning book, clairdelune, australian author cassandra golds employs balletic grace and skill to weave a breathtaking fairytale about a talented young dancer who cannot speak. Her mother, a great ballerina, died on stage when clairdelune was a baby. Clair s mother was a famous ballet dancer who died of a broken heart, and clair has inherited her mothers talent and ballet is the focus of her.
Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if shes the only girl there. Clairdelune is the highly acclaimed, beautiful new fairytale for children. Clairdelune by cassandra golds oddfeather creative. Clairdelune cassandra golds fiction ages 10 and up random house, 2006, 0375833951 when clairdelune was just a little baby her mother, a famous ballet dancer, performed a fabulous dance which was astonishing in its beauty.