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Tim Bowler

On the Bookshelf—Joy Court reviews

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019Imogen Plumridge

On the Bookshelf River Boy by Tim Bowler In perfect tune with our Author Focus we feature on the Bookshelf a stunning new edition of the Carnegie Medal winning novel by Tim Bowler. River Boy also has a heroine, Jess, seemingly more at home in the water. She is another powerful swimmer and there is a mystery inextricably linked […]

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The many faces of the sea: Tim Bowler and Sea of Whispers

February 5, 2013May 25, 2017Oxford Childrens 2 Comments

The wonderful Tim Bowler writes on our relationship with the sea, as explored in his latest novel, Sea of Whispers : a haunting tale of love, loss, courage, and mystery in a beautifully-evoked remote island setting. I am writing this blog piece from a favourite spot: a high nest in a little town perched above the sea on the south […]

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