Invisible in a Bright Light

By: Sally Gardner

Narrated by: Rachel Atkins

From I, Coriander to Invisible in a Bright Light, Sally Gardner's first middle grade novel in 14 years soars with the imagination of a master story teller.

A pitch perfect, haunting story about a crystal chandelier shaped like a galleon that splinters into a thousand pieces, a girl abandoned as a baby on the steps of an opera house and a dangerous game called the Reckoning.

1870. It is opening night at the Royal Opera House in a freezing city by the sea, where a huge crystal chandelier in the shape of a galleon sparkles magically with the light of 750 candles. Celeste, a theatre rat, wakes up in a costume basket from what she hopes is a bad dream, to find out that everyone at the theatre where she works thinks she is someone else. When the chandelier falls, she is haunted by a strange girl who claims to know Celeste's past and why she must play a game called the Reckoning to try to save the people she loves.

©2019 Sally Gardner (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

Excellent.

Loved it, the story is charming and interesting and the superb narration makes it even better.

Sweet but forgettable

A sweet story. Not one that will stick in my mind or heart, but one that’s good enough for a few hours entertainment. Feels like a kids book, which I don’t mind every once in a while. Narrator was excellent!