The Ballad of Perilous Graves
On sale
23rd June 2022
Price: £8.99
Compton Crook Award, 2023
Selected:
Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780356519241
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Reviews
An enchanting, energetic, wild ride of a story set to a staccato melody. The electric prose leaps off the page in a riot of colours and sounds
Hugely infectious fun
A wild, dark and joyful love song to New Orleans, the power of stories, and hope in the face of destruction
A hallucinatory wonder of a debut'
A slice of delightfully disorientating and whimsical magic
The Ballad of Perilous Graves is not only an engrossing adventure but a potent homage to the beating heart of one of the world's most magical cities
The two worlds of this gripping and inventive fantasy are so vividly depicted that reading it is a bit like taking a fabulous city break
Jennings weaves a brilliant tapestry . . . The Ballad of Perilous Graves is a remarkable debut
Scary, sweet, lyrical, and real
His lyrical prose dances to a rhythm all its own
I ached to live in their world. A stunning debut that is sure to become a classic
Alex Jennings writes with an energy and a profusion of imagination and vividness that carries you off. Brilliant!
An unforgettable story
Wild, witty, and profound. . . a cosmic storm of talent
A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut
A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut