Undertow (22 page)

WINNER OF THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AND CHILDREN’S CHOICE AWARD

UNDERTOW

“Billie Paradise is looking for a place to belong, and finds herself tangled up with the ghosts of the past… Beautifully written, emotionally powerful, a novel you won’t forget.”
Cathy Cassidy

“A powerful and emotional read.”
Bliss magazine

“A quiet and emotional mystery, this thoughtful novel will suit smart and sensitive readers.”
School Library Journal

“This is a stirring, elegant, and winning effort for Nadin.”
Booklist

“A very eloquently told tale of a family filled with deceitful secrets that have ruined many lives [ …
Undertow
] will appeal to a general young adult and adult audience looking for a great read.”
VOYA

Also by Joanna Nadin:

WONDERLAND

“The lure of danger will hook readers, and the story’s shocking revelations will make them go back to realize what they missed.”
Booklist

“Teens harbouring a secret wish to be anyone other than who they are will identify with Jude’s struggle.”
Kirkus Reviews

EDEN

“Breathtaking – one of the finest pieces of YA writing I’ve ever come across.”
Anthony McGowan

“Lyrical, evocative, tense and utterly un-putdownable,
Eden
is a modern day
Rebecca
. One of the best books I have read in years.”
Catherine Bruton

“I devoured
Eden
in hungry gulps, unable to put it down, just the way I read as a teenager! It’s thrilling, compulsive, beautifully written and powerful in its evocation of a person, and a place… A gripping story that will haunt the reader for a long time after the last page is turned.”
Julia Green

“Heart-stopping, unsettling and utterly beautiful.”
Liz Bankes

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously. All statements, activities, stunts, descriptions, information and material of any other kind contained herein are included for entertainment purposes only and should not be relied on for accuracy or replicated as they may result in injury.

First published in Great Britain 2011 by Walker Books Ltd
87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ

This edition published 2014

Text © 2011 Joanna Nadin
Front cover photographs © 2014 Burçin Esin / Getty Images;
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The right of Joanna Nadin to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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ISBN 978-1-4063-5846-9 (ePub)

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