THE GIRL WHO BECAME A TREE - A STORY TOLD IN POEMS
Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. As Daphne tries to make sense of what has happened she recalls memories of shared times and stories past, and in facing the darkness she finds a way back from the tangle of fear and confusion, to feel connected once more with her friends and family. The Girl Who Became a Tree sees Joseph Coelho deploy a wide variety of poetic forms with consummate skill in its narration of events. He seamlessly but searingly weaves together the ancient legend of Daphne, who was turned into a tree to avoid the attentions of the god Apollo, and a totally modern tale, mixing real-life and fantasy, in which a latter-day Daphne seeks her own freedom. This is a heart-stoppingly imaginative story told in poems, at times bleak and even tragic, which is layered, rich and ultimately a tour de force of poetic skill and energy.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
COELHO JOSEPH
Joseph Coelho es poeta, dramaturgo y escritor de libros para niños. Ha sido incluido en la lista de The Guardian del 2018 entre los cincuenta autores recomendados del momento. El primer álbum de Joseph, A Luna le encanta la biblioteca, ilustrado por Fiona Lumbers, fue recibido con gran éxito por parte de la crítica. Otro de sus álbumes, Si todo el mundo fuera , gano el Independent Bookshop Week Award 2019.
