PUPPET MASTER
Book ID/图书代码： 10000007B17846
English Summary/英文概要： From riches to rags, Milena is growing up in the city of Prague at the turn of the twentieth century. Her parents’ once prosperous theatre lies in disrepair and her life seems to be in ruins, and has been since that fateful night her father died in a tragic accident and Milena’s beautiful, talented Mother went missing. No trace of her has been found. But Milena has never lost hope that she will come back. The day she meets the flamboyant Puppet Master and his menacing
protégés, the twins Zdenko and Zdenka, under the shadow of Prague’s famous Astronomical Clock in the Old Town square is, coincidentally, the
date of her mother’s birthday. And it’s the day Milena’s grandmother chooses to reveal to her the story of her ancestors... and of her legacy. Or
perhaps it’s not such a coincidence. Joanne Owen’s debut novel skilfully mingles the legends of Bohemia in a story rich in the traditions of circus, theatre and magic, all set in a city
waiting to lay bare a myriad of secrets.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Milena的父母在布拉格的某個小鎮經營劇場，不料在一場災難後，父親因此喪命，母親離奇失蹤了，而她也因此變成一個孤苦無依的可憐兒，不過他也沒有因此自我放棄，突然就在某天他遇到了一位木偶劇的老師傅及兩位他的學徒Zdenko及Zdenka雙胞胎兄弟，從此以後她便開始跟著這三人到處旅行表演，一方面尋找母親的下落，也漸漸瞭解關於自己身世的來源，到底這與他們的相遇就只是巧合？還是精心安排的結果？
Awards/获奖情况：Bookseller review
John Lloyd, WATERSTONE’S BATH
Evoking the majestic beauty and richness of its folk law nineteenth century Prague comes alive through Joanne Owen’s ‘The Puppet Master’. Soaring across the staggering views of the Astronomical Clock, with its circus of clockwork performers, Milena lives in a city notorious for its magical legacy. Plagued by the disappearance of her mother and the life she once knew in her father’s marionette theatre, Milena believes that one day her mother must return. With the surprising arrival of the Puppet Master the city hosts the unexpected and beguiling new production… more eerily lifelike than all its predecessors. Unlocking the mysterious behind the Puppet Master’s lifelike cast and the ancestry which her Granmother relates plunges Milena into an enchanting mystery. Combing the elements of fairy tale, folk law and suspense Joanne Owen has a real talent for placing the reader in another time and place. Haunting and richly evoked ‘The Puppet Master’ comes supplied with old photos, letters and stories adding to the magical beauty of this concise thriller.
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About the Author/作者介绍： Joanne Owen was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and read Social and Political Sciences with Archaeology and Anthropology at St John’s
College, Cambridge. She has worked in children’s bookselling and publishing ever since.
Joanne plays bass guitar and accordion in a band and lives in North London with her partner, Lloyd, and an ever-growing collection of marionettes. PUPPET MASTER is her first novel.
Joanne Owen生於英國威爾斯，畢業於劍橋大學聖約翰學院（St John’s College, Cambridge），曾在童書出版社及書店工作過的她，也是業餘樂團的吉他手。
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