Timothée de Fombelle is a Paris-based playwright, and author of award-winning fiction. His first series, Toby Alone and Toby Alone and the Secrets of the Tree has been published in twenty-seven languages and won numerous awards, including France’s prestigious Prix Sorcières and the Marsh Award.
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“De Fombelle recognizes many of these agonies, and his succinct and devastating explanations of the customs of the slave trade powerfully animate the facts.”— New York Times Book Review, Sep 23 2022![]()
★ “Art and text conspire to create a brilliantly formed and unforgettable world of action, adventure, and, in its gritty depiction of the treatment of the soon-to-be enslaved, heartbreaking realism.”— Booklist (Starred Review), Sep 1 2022![]()
“This expertly plotted, thrilling adventure offers many surprising twists and leaves the reader eagerly awaiting the next installment.”— Buffalo News, Aug 28 2022![]()
★ “De Fombelle uses richly detailed, consistently engaging prose, suspenseful atmosphere, and a complex cast to deliver an action-packed tale about heartbreak and resilience.”— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review), Aug 11 2022![]()
“An intimate look at the consequences of slavery on a personal level brings the painful episode directly to the reader and demands engagement. A good tale with a real moral.”— Reading the West, Jul 6 2022
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