Century
by Sarah Singleton
Mercy and her sister Charity have never questioned their daily routine, each day unfolding exactly as the next. They live at night, sleep during the day and see their widowed father only rarely - their house shrouded in perpetual winter.
Then one day, Mercy is woken to find a snowdrop on her pillow. A sign of spring, a subtle hint at a possible different future. A chance meeting with the mysterious Claudius sets her to questioning everything she has ever known - not least the truth behind her mother's death.
Bit by bit Mercy traces her parents' story through the past, travelling back to see herself as a young child, silent witness to the dramatic events Claudius himself plays an enormous part in - only when she has pieced together the truth can her world begin to move on.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books
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What you thought
It was a puzzle of a novel but one that is enjoyable to read. The plot has been well thought out and shows Sarah's unique talent for creating plot lines, something that doesn't come as naturally to Other writers is similar genres. however I have to make one criticism to this novel, which mostly regards Sarah's writin style. I found myself getting rather annoyed that there was very little description, which most people will regard as something they likes about the novel. That is an issue of personal taste. I personally like description as it shows that the writer has a way with words and not as... Naive to the bussiness of writing. But as a novel I have no doubt that it is fantastic and contains the best storyline I have come across.
