by Francesca Simon · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571330270
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«The Monstrous Child» is Francesca Simon's young adult fantasy novel, published by Faber & Faber Children's in paperback (286 pages, in English).
Hel, an eternal teenager and daughter of a giantess and a god, reigns over the Underworld, where she tries to welcome the dead in a magical setting. Her goddess status and her eternity are threatened, and the novel gives voice to Hel's version of her own fate.
Third instalment of the Mortal Gods series. Shortlisted for the Costa Book Award in the children's category and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017.
For young and adult readers interested in Norse mythology and retellings of its legends.
Francesca Isabella Simon is an American-born British author. She is most famous for writing the Horrid Henry series of children's books.
