Waitākere College

Book of the Week - A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos

The first instalment in the bestselling French fantasy series The Mirror Visitor Quartet - winner of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. Long ago, following a cataclysm called 'The Rupture', the world was shattered into floating celestial islands, known now as Arks. Ophelia lives on Anima, an Ark where objects have souls. Beneath her worn scarf and thick glasses, Ophelia hides two powers- the ability to read the past of objects and their human owners, and the ability to travel through mirrors.

With a feisty, unforgettable heroine, a rich universe, romance and thrilling intrigue, Discover the first instalment in a grand saga, and a talented new fantasy author with seemingly boundless powers of invention.