Alfredo, a choir boy in 18th-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, and his mysterious Uncle Giorgio spirits him away to their ancestral home below a volcano. There he learns that Uncle Giorgio is the Master of the Mountain; he can control the volcano. He is also an alchemist, able to make gold from the tears of the fiery salamander he captured from the heart of the mountain. Alfredo is his heir, the next Master; and as Alfredo learns the history of his family and its power, he begins to suspect that his uncle is actually a fearsome sorcerer.
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Praise for The Ropemaker:
“A challenging magical adventure for the thinking reader.”–Publishers Weekly, Starred
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About the Author:
Peter Dickinson’s books for Delacorte include The Ropemaker, Eva, The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories, and Chuck and Danielle.
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- PublisherWendy Lamb Books
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0440238234
- ISBN 13 9780440238232
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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