Vango: Between Sky and Earth
A gripping mystery-adventure about a desperate search for identity by critically acclaimed author, Timothee de Fombelle.

In a world between wars, Vango is on the cusp of taking priestly vows when he is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing from the police who blame him for murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the secrets of his shrouded past and prove his innocence before all is lost. This is a breathless and highly cinematic story that follows Vango from Scotland to the Soviet Union and from the rooftops of Paris to Nazi Germany. Centred on a mysterious, unforgettable, and romantic protagonist, Vango tells a thrilling story sure to captivate lovers of daring escapades and subversive literary heroes.

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Vango: Between Sky and Earth
A gripping mystery-adventure about a desperate search for identity by critically acclaimed author, Timothee de Fombelle.

In a world between wars, Vango is on the cusp of taking priestly vows when he is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing from the police who blame him for murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the secrets of his shrouded past and prove his innocence before all is lost. This is a breathless and highly cinematic story that follows Vango from Scotland to the Soviet Union and from the rooftops of Paris to Nazi Germany. Centred on a mysterious, unforgettable, and romantic protagonist, Vango tells a thrilling story sure to captivate lovers of daring escapades and subversive literary heroes.

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Vango: Between Sky and Earth

Vango: Between Sky and Earth

by Timothee de Fombelle
Vango: Between Sky and Earth

Vango: Between Sky and Earth

by Timothee de Fombelle

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Overview

A gripping mystery-adventure about a desperate search for identity by critically acclaimed author, Timothee de Fombelle.

In a world between wars, Vango is on the cusp of taking priestly vows when he is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing from the police who blame him for murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the secrets of his shrouded past and prove his innocence before all is lost. This is a breathless and highly cinematic story that follows Vango from Scotland to the Soviet Union and from the rooftops of Paris to Nazi Germany. Centred on a mysterious, unforgettable, and romantic protagonist, Vango tells a thrilling story sure to captivate lovers of daring escapades and subversive literary heroes.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781406330922
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Publication date: 05/01/2014
Pages: 432
Product dimensions: 5.16(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.22(d)

About the Author

Timothée de Fombelle is a popular French playwright who has achieved international success as a novelist with his debut, Toby Alone, and its sequel,Toby and the Secrets of the Tree. He has worked as a teacher and in 1990 set up his own theater company. Timothée de Fombelle lives with his family in Paris.

Sarah Ardizzone has won several awards for her translation work, including the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation for Toby Alone by Timothée de Fombelle and for Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac. She lives in London.

Table of Contents

Part 1

1 The Way of the Angels 3

2 The Smoking Wild Boar 15

3 Paranoia 24

4 A The First Morning in the World 37

5 On the Other Side of the Mist 49

6 The Mystery Island 61

7 Zefiro 71

8 Air Resistance 85

9 In the Belly Of The Whale 97

10 The Gentlemen from the Gestapo 111

11 A Stowaway 125

12 Old Heroes 141

Part 2

13 The Young Lady and the Superintendent 161

14 Two Yolks in One Egg 172

15 A Crazy Little Horse 182

16 Mademoiselle 199

17 Going On a Date 213

18 The Three Swimmers 222

19 The Beehive Traitor 232

20 Paradise Street 243

21 Romeo and Juliet 257

22 The Trap 272

23 Drat That Rat! 283

Part 3

24 The Survivor 299

25 A Light on the Waves 308

26 Beelzebub's Tittle-Tattle 321

27 Revenge 333

28 The Horse Thief 343

29 Madame Victoria 358

30 How To Watch Snowflakes 370

31 A Bloody Trail 385

32 Scottish Hunting Scene 396

33 A World Engulfed 411

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