RUNEMARKS

By Joanne Harris

Synopsis

Maddy Smith was born with a rusty-coloured runemark on her hand - a symbol of the old gods and definitely cause for suspicion. For magic is dangerous. Or so everyone thinks. But Maddy enjoys working magic. And every time her Outlander friend One-Eye comes by, he teaches her more and more about the gods and the runes.

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Narrator	Ann Stutz
Length	14hrs 30mins
Catalogue No.	617308
Publisher	Corgi; 2008

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