{"product_id":"9781782694939","title":"The Secrets of the Wild Wood by Tonke Dragt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unmissable' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fans will be delighted... offers intrigue, action and escapism' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Children's Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the King's most trusted knights has vanished in the snow. Young Sir Tiuri and his best friend Piak must journey into the shadowy heart of the forest to find him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wild Wood is a place of mysteries, rumours and whispered tales. A place of lost cities, ancient curses, robbers, princesses and Men in Green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the darkness surrounds him and reports grow of secret plots and ruthless enemies, Tiuri finds himself alone and fighting for survival - caught in a world where good and evil wear the same face, and the wrong move could cost him his life... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the new Pushkin Children's Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Laura Watkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTonke Dragt was born in Jakarta in 1930 and spent most of her childhood in Indonesia. Her family moved to the Netherlands after the war and, after studying at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dragt became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, followed a year later by \u003ci\u003eThe Letter for the King\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Children's Book of the Year award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001. She died in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Watkinson is a full-time translator from Dutch, Italian and German. She has translated many titles for Pushkin Children's Books, including Jan Terlouw's \u003ci\u003eWinter in Wartime\u003c\/i\u003e, Tonke Dragt's \u003ci\u003eThe Letter for the King\u003c\/i\u003e and Annet Schaap's \u003ci\u003eLampie\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897833210229,"sku":"9781782694939","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782694939.jpg?v=1757004044","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781782694939","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}