The Ash Girl
- ISBN-10
- 0571209424
- ISBN-13
- 9780571209422
- Category
- Adolescence
- Pages
- 81
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-01-01
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Author
- Timberlake Wertenbaker
Description
When an invitation to The Ball arrives at the Ash girl's house, from Prince Amir, she can't bring herself to believe that she, like her sisters, can go. With her mother dead and her father away, she must learn to fight the monsters that have slithered and insinuated their way into her heart and mind. In this wondrous drama Timberlake Wertenbaker explores the beauty and terror inherent in growing up.The Ash Girl premiered at Birmingham Rep in 2001.
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