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The Foreshadowing

by Marcus Sedgwick

Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 12+

Published by Hachette, 2014

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  • Coming-of-age
  • Historical

About this book

The daughter of a prosperous doctor, 17-year-old Sasha lives an outwardly sheltered life. But she is haunted by premonitions, and her attempts to talk about them are met with anger and disbelief. When her brothers go off to fight in the Great War, Sasha foresees the horrors of the Somme.

Despite her father’s lack of faith in her abilities, she travels to France as a volunteer nurse in an attempt to rescue her beloved brother Tom from a terrible death. But can she really change the future?

This is a gripping and intelligent historical novel, which addresses the thought-provoking issue of fate versus free will.
Marcus Sedgwick is one of the most versatile and engaging authors writing for teenagers today and The Foreshadowing is possibly his best book to date. Meticulous historical research brings the full horror of war to life in this hauntingly atmospheric and totally engrossing novel.

About the author

Marcus Sedgwick began to write seriously in 1994, and his first book, Floodland, was published by Orion in 2000, and won the Branford-Boase award for best debut children's novel. Witch Hill followed in 2001, and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Independent Reading Association award and the Portsmouth Book Award. In 2002 The Dark Horse was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, The Carnegie Medal and the Blue Peter Book Award.

The Book of Dead Days was nominated for the Guardian Award, and was shortlisted for the Sheffield Book Award and the Edgar Allan Poe Award. He wrote more than 40 children's books and won many awards. Sadly, Marcus died in November 2022.

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