Green-growing secrets and powerful magic await you at Misselthwaite Manor, now reimagined in this bewitching graphic novel adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved tale. From Mariah Marsden, author of the critically acclaimed Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel, comes the second installment in this series of retold children's classics.
Ten-year-old Mary Lennox arrives at a secluded estate on the Yorkshire moors with a scowl and a chip on her shoulder. First, there’s Martha Sowerby: the too-cheery maid with bothersome questions who seems out of place in the dreary manor. Then there’s the elusive Uncle Craven, Mary’s only remaining family―whom she’s not permitted to see. And finally, there are the mysteries that seem to haunt the run-down place: rumors of a lost garden with a tragic past, and a midnight wail that echoes across the moors at night.
As Mary begins to explore this new world alongside her ragtag companions―a cocky robin redbreast, a sour-faced gardener, and a boy who can talk to animals―she learns that even the loneliest of hearts can grow roots in rocky soil.
Given new life as a graphic novel in illustrator Hanna Luechtefeld's whimsical style, The Secret Garden is more enchanting and relevant than ever before. At the back of the book, readers can learn about the life of Frances Hodgson Burnett and the history of British colonialism that contextualizes the original novel.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
ISBN: 9781524858155
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda bolsillo
Fecha de lanzamiento: 22/07/2021
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) creció en Inglaterra, pero comenzó a escribir lo que se convertiría en El jardín secreto en 1909, cuando construía un jardín para una nueva casa en Long Island, Nueva York. Frances siempre fue una narradora nata. Ya de niña, su mayor placer era inventar historias y representarlas con sus muñecas como personajes. A lo largo de su vida escribió más de cuarenta libros.