All views shared are mine and mine alone. Pam Smy is a Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Illustration on the MA Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. She lives in Cambridge, UK.ĭisclosure: I was provided with an advanced copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Her first novel, Thornhill, was a critical and commercial success, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the UKLA Book Awards, the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2018, and winning the 2018 British Book Design & Production Award for Graphic Novels. Pam has illustrated books by Conan Doyle, Julia Donaldson, and Kathy Henderson, among others. The wonderful long-awaited second novel from Pam Smy, celebrated author and illustrator of Thornhill. Pam Smy studied Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, where she now lectures part-time. I think it’s terrific.” –Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy." A story of friendship and courage and of the power of black-and-white images. Covering themes of families, childhood, domestic violence, being separated and reunited, this is an important and beautifully illustrated book for middle grade readers right up to adults. The drawings are full of atmosphere, the words are full of tension and emotion all the more powerful for being so sparingly revealed. The wonderful long-awaited second novel from Pam Smy, the celebrated author and illustrator of Thornhill. “Pam Smy has created a wonderful piece of work in Thornhill. The Hideaway is a compelling, exciting and emotional story that will stay with you long after you turn the final page."
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