 Set in modern Northumberland, this intriguing retelling of the tragic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice is told by teenager Claire, Ella’s (Eurydice’s) best friend. Orpheus, a beautiful young man with a lyre and dreamy haunting music, appears and charms everyone. He and Ella fall in love and get “married” on the beach, with their artsy friends and some poisonous adders in attendance. A dark passage with eerie visual poetry follows, where Orpheus desperately searches for Ella in the Underworld. The enchanting and romantic writing about love, loss, and destiny makes this old myth fresh. mjw |
| Title: A Song For Ella Grey Author: David Almond Publisher: Delacorte Press, and imprint of Random House Children’s Books Copyright: 2015 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books, London Original Copyright: 2014 ISBN: 978-0-553-53359-0 Paperback pages: 272 Age range: 12 up Genre: Fiction, Mythology Book setting: Northern England Author’s ethnicity: English Author’s residence: England Awards: 2015 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Medal, 2015 Shortlist Ireland YA Book Prize Subjects: Death, Greek mythology, Love, Music, Poetry, Underworld |
A Song For Ella Grey
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