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y separately published work icon The Feather single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 The Feather
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'‘Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul’—Emily Dickinson

'This is a story about hope, kindness and redemption set in a grey dystopian world. When a great feather drifts from the leaden sky, two children recognise its extraordinariness and take it to the village for its protection. The villagers, however, want to encase it, upon which the feather loses its radiance. The children take it home and care for it through the night. In the morning it is again radiant, and when they set it free it leaves behind the first signs of blue sky and colour. The ambiguous ending invites multiple interpretations about the effects of selflessness and kindness.'

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Richmond, East Melbourne - Richmond area, Melbourne, Victoria,: Hardie Grant Egmont , 2018 .
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      Extent: 32p.p.
      Reprinted: 1 Feb 2020 (paperback)
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 February 2018.

      ISBN: 9781760124212 (hbk), 9781760506353 (pbk)
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