The day the river first speaks to Bo and she sees the first vision.
It is a day of revelations. She meets Billy River and notices someone watching her through binoculars from the ridge.
The day a stranger chases her through the lanes to steal the jewel from her.
Bo and Billy’s lives will become entwined. Both changed forever.
With great celebration, her impoverished family lists the things they could buy with the money when the jewel is sold.
But Bo
cannot be parted from the precious item which becomes the centre of hers and
Billy’s world, with its magical purpose that slowly reveals itself.
Then, together, Bo and Billy find the second jewel, the Brightest Sun, which will fulfill a promise on the night of the eclipse, a few weeks away.
There are many that will do anything to get their hands on the Jewels of the Eclipse, and the secrets that come with them.
A brilliant story, written in emotive and immersive prose about grief, love, friendship, sacrifice and redemption from the author of The Miniaturist.
Another
complex, carefully designed plot takes the reader on a journey through the
impossible, using twists and turns that will magnetize.
The descriptions are magical pictures created by a writer who paints with words. Her use of language is extraordinary.
This is a book readers will never forget. The
characters are outstanding. People are not who they first appear to be. This does not become apparent until the curves in the story are all set.
The settings are so descriptive that at times it feels like the reader is in the story, watching things happen from up close.
You can
almost hear the crashing of the waves, the whistling and sighing of the wind.
This is the best thing I have read this year. Don’t miss it!
Title: Hidden Treasure
Author:
Jessie Burton
Publisher: Bloomsbury, $17.99
Publication Date: 13 March 2025
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781526662897
For ages: 12+
Type: Middle Grade Fiction