The Sweet Far Thing

Description:

IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father alaudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds.The Order - the mysterious group her mother was once part of - is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for.From the Hardcover edition.

subjects: Social life and customs,  Magic,  Juvenile fiction,  Fiction,  Supernatural,  Boarding schools,  Schools,  Magic -- Juvenile fiction,  Supernatural -- Juvenile fiction,  Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction,  Schools -- Juvenile fiction,  England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction,  Gemma Doyle (Fictitious character),  Fantasy fiction,  Manners and customs,  School stories,  Private schools,  YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy,  YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women,  YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Europe,  Children's fiction,  Magic, fiction,  Supernatural, fiction,  Boarding schools, fiction,  England, fiction

Places: England

Times: 19th century