ISBN 9780143775720
Published by Puffin 2021
Format: Paperback
RRP: $19.99
The Memory Thief
A lonely troll and a fierce, spiky girl form an unlikely alliance in this magical, spine-tingling tale for ages 9+.
Seth has been trapped behind the iron bars of the public gardens for as long as he can remember. By day he’s frozen as a statue of a shepherd boy, but as soon as the sun sets he roams the park, ravenously hungry. He is a troll, and the food he seeks is human memories.
Then he meets Stella. There’s something so different about her — Seth doesn’t want her memories. He simply wants to talk to her. But there’s someone else in the garden who sees Stella as a threat...and a meal.
Captivating, spine-tingling and surprising, this is a novel that holds you spellbound. What is Stella trying to forget? What are the memories that Seth is piecing together? And will he ever escape the lonely garden and start truly living?
Reviews
“Following her last spellbinding tale The Impossible Boy, Leonie Agnew has created another spine-tingling adventure novel for middle-grade readers.”
- Books and Publishing (read the full review)
“In taking the fantastical world and integrating it so seamlessly into the material, Agnew’s The Memory Thief solidifies her position as a writer of note in New Zealand.”