· "THURSDAY'S CHILD is a brilliant story, brilliantly told—so deeply imagined and dreamlike in its unfolding, so compelling and believable in the wild, extreme world it creates. Hartnett's beautifully rendered vision drew me in from the very start and carried me along, above and under ground, to the very end. This book amazed me."Brand: Candlewick Press. Thursday's Child (Sonya Hartnett novel) Her little brother, Tin, is enveloped by a wall of mud shortly after, and her father begs God to "take the new one instead" of Tin. Harper sees this as acceptable, and refers to Caffy as having "no meaning yet because he had a good chance of dying shortly anyway," which is a very pessimistic and throwaway view on life for someone so young.3/5(3). Hartnett has chosen a child of six years as the chronicler, a device to limit the point of view, though Harper, conveniently, is an eavesdropper. What does limit her view? Find examples in the text. However, she is simultaneously an adult recollecting events, which poses some discrepancy of voice.
"Sonya Hartnett has written a haunting story that burrows deep into the hidden lives of children. Beautifully written and endlessly satisfying."—Ellen Wittlinger, author of HARD LOVE, a Michael L. Printz honor book — None "THURSDAY'S CHILD is a brilliant story, brilliantly told—so deeply. THURSDAY'S CHILD. by Sonya Hartnett ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, Hartnett (Princes, , etc.) tells a fantastic tale of an ordinary life during the Great Depression. Narrator Harper Flute begins with her brother Tin, "born on a Thursday, and so fated to his wanderings," and about the day he went underground. Buy Thursday's Child by Sonya Hartnett online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 12 editions - starting at $ Shop now.
Thursday's Child is young adult novel by the Australian writer Sonya Hartnett, published in by Penguin Books. Set during the s Great Depression in Australia, it features a young woman Harper Flute and her family, who live in poverty. It won the annual Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel. Thursday's Child is young adult novel by the Australian writer Sonya Hartnett, published in by Penguin Books. Set during the s Great Depression in Australia, it features a young woman Harper Flute and her family, who live in poverty. This is the second book I have read by Sonya Hartnett. I read another of her books (in print form) and she can really write. Her books often get classified as children's books or young adult because of the age of the protagonists, but her writing is beautiful and definitely more literary. Thursday's Child is such an original story.
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