Century: Level 3-4 (Hodder Reading Project) [Paperback]

Sarah Singleton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hodder Reading Project | Publication Date: January 26, 2007

Mercy and her sister Charity have never questioned their daily routine, each day unfolding exactly as the next. They live at night, sleep during the day and see their widowed father only rarely - their house shrouded in perpetual winter. Then one day, Mercy is woken to find a snowdrop on her pillow. A sign of spring, a subtle hint at a possible different future. A chance meeting with the mysterious Claudius sets her to questioning everything she has ever known - not least the truth behind her mother's death. Bit by bit Mercy traces her parents' story through the past, travelling back to see herself as a young child, silent witness to the dramatic events Claudius himself plays an enormous part in - only when she has pieced together the truth can her world begin to move on.

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About the Author

Sarah Singleton was born in Northamptonshire, studied in Nottingham and has travelled widely. She lives in Chippenham with her family and worked until recently as senior reporter for the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald. She is the author of Century, Heretic, Sacrifice and The Amethyst Child for Simon and Schuster. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Murray (January 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340940891
• ISBN-13: 978-0340940891
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars century, December 26, 2006

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Lisa Skye - See all my reviews

This review is from: Century (Paperback)

this book is an great read with mistery, suspence and some confussion. It has a great plot and is one of the books that once you have finished it you want to read it all over again 4 1/2 stars.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A cool read...IF you can stay awake until page 91, April 5, 2006

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The_Hmm_Girl (East Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Century (Paperback)

(see 2nd paragraph for book description)
I bought Century from a Borders in England with the intent of reading it on the 7+ hour plane ride home, but found myself bored and confused by page 5. I tried several more times to finish the story, but it just wouldn't hold my interest. A couple weeks later, I forced myself to begin reading it again, and it was like pulling teeth! Then I got to page 91 and seriously it was like reading a different book. The tedious, lackluster plot began to shine and I was so drawn into the story, that it only took me an hour to finish. So if you're a dedicated reader and can stay awake, and not get confused up until the part where Cladius explains things to Mercy, you'll enjoy this story.

Here's the summuary on the book:
Mercy and her sister Charity live in a twilight world going to bed just as the sun rises. Their house remains shrouded in perpetual winter, each day unfolding exactly the same as the next. Mercy has never questioned her widowed Father about the way they live--and why until she wakes up find a snow drop (flower) on her pillow: a first sign of spring--and a nod toward a new future. A meeting with the mysterious Cladius unsettles Mercy and starts her on a winding path throuhg the family's history, unearthing clues about her mother's death and their house frozen in time. But as each piece of the past slots in place, the world Mercy has known has begun to unravel... Can she discover the truth without destroying her home, her father and all she has ever known?