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The Seventh
Handmaiden
Written by Alex Paz Goldman
Translated by Linda Yechiel
Judith Pransky
August 2022
176 pages
215 x 138 mm
£10.99 | $13.99
Paperback
9781784387310
November 2020
256 pages
216 x 135 mm
£9.99 | $12.99
Paperback
9781784385897
A complex and compelling
mystery for older middle-grade
readers, set in a vividly
described 1960s Israel.
A reinterpretation of the story
of Queen Esther, exploring
issues of identity, freedom and
the power of literacy.
For 12-year-old Motti, the world is full of
mysteries to be solved. So, when he and
his best friend identify a suspicious elderly
man in the neighbourhood as a potential
German spy, they set out to unmask him.
An homage to classic children’s mystery
books such as Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven,
this is a tightly-plotted, funny and complex
story that explores heavy themes – the
Holocaust, trauma, mental health and
poverty – with a lightness of touch.
In a world of discord and revolt,
Darya – handmaiden to the enigmatic
Esther – seeks to fix the world around her
and protect her friends, while also trying
to unravel the mysteries surrounding
who she is and how she became a
slave. As she grows from childhood to
womanhood, she grapples with her own
identity, her aspirations and desires, and
begins to understand the true meaning
of both slavery and freedom.
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