Sixteen-year-old Nix Song is a time-traveller. She, her father and their crew of time refugees travel the world aboard The Temptation, a glorious pirate ship stuffed with treasures both typical and mythical. Old maps allow Nix and her father to navigate not just to distant lands, but distant times - although a map will only take you somewhere once. And Nix's father is only interested in one time, and one place: Honolulu 1868. A time before Nix was born, and her mother was alive. Something that puts Nix's existence rather dangerously in question...
Nix has grown used to her father's obsession, but only because she's convinced it can't work. But then a map falls into her father's lap that changes everything. And when Nix refuses to help, her father threatens to maroon Kashmir, her only friend (and perhaps, only love) in a time where Nix will never be able to find him. And if Nix has learned one thing, it's that losing the person you love is a torment that no one can withstand. Nix must work out what she wants, who she is, and where she really belongs before time runs out on her forever.
Sixteen-year-old Nix Song is a time-traveller. She, her father and their crew of time refugees travel the world aboard The Temptation, a glorious pirate ship stuffed with treasures both typical and mythical. Old maps allow Nix and her father to navigate not just to distant lands, but distant times - although a map will only take you somewhere once. And Nix's father is only interested in one time, and one place: Honolulu 1868. A time before Nix was born, and her mother was alive. Something that puts Nix's existence rather dangerously in question...
Nix has grown used to her father's obsession, but only because she's convinced it can't work. But then a map falls into her father's lap that changes everything. And when Nix refuses to help, her father threatens to maroon Kashmir, her only friend (and perhaps, only love) in a time where Nix will never be able to find him. And if Nix has learned one thing, it's that losing the person you love is a torment that no one can withstand. Nix must work out what she wants, who she is, and where she really belongs before time runs out on her forever.
It was the kind of August day that hinted at monsoons, and the year was 1774, though not for very much longer
Heidi grew up in Hawaii where she rode horses and raised peacocks, and then she moved to New York City and grew up even more, as one tends to do. Her favorite thing, outside of writing, is travel, and she has haggled for rugs in Morocco, hiked the trails of the Ko'olau Valley, and huddled in a tent in Africa while lions roared in the dark. She holds an MFA from New York University in Musical Theatre Writing, of all things, and she's written books and lyrics for shows including The Time Travelers Convention, Under Construction, and The Hole. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, her son, and their pet snake, whose wings will likely grow in any day now. Follow Heidi at www.heidiheilig.com or on Twitter: @heidiheilig
[A] skillful mashup of science fiction and eclectic mythology,
enlivened by vivid sensory detail and moments of emotional and
philosophical depth that briefly resonate before dissolving into
the next swashbuckling adventure. A nonstop time-travel romp.
*Kirkus*
This must-have fantasy adventure will appeal to fans of Rick
Riordan's Kane Chronicles and Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner's
Starbound trilogy
*School Library Journal*
One of my absolute favourite reads of 2016, Heidi Heilig's debut
captured me completely from the first page. A lushly written
time-traveling adventure with an imaginative magical twist, real
heart and real heartbreak, and a major dash of swoon
*Alwyn Hamilton, author of Rebel of the Sands*
This beautifully written story full of love, magic, mystery and
heartbreak will captivate the heart and mind of any reader
*Inis Reading Guide*
The Girl from Everywhere is a stand-out in a year that loved a good
time-travel story. (And side note: could I be more obsessed with
the cover?) (...) Heidi Heilig's twist of including mythical and
legendary places to her lush time-traveling family adventure story
is a game-changer, allowing for a collision of ancient stories and
real-life history in a way that separates the novel from the
rest
*Bustle.com*
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