The Dawn of Adonis
by Phil Earle
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Pub Date 5 Jun 2025 | Archive Date 31 May 2025
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Description
A tale of loyalty, loss, betrayal, and rebirth.
It is 1911 and London’s docks thrum with underhand deals, none so great as the arrival of a valuable, rare and exotic animal, smuggled from the depths of the Congolese rainforest. The baby gorilla stands to make one man, the shady Goliath Deeds, very, very rich: he and his right-hand man, juvenile pickpocket, Toff Squabble. Heaven help anyone who dares stand in their way, not least the brave and innocent twelve-year-old Nettie Beecroft, who finds herself embroiled in a dangerous rescue attempt where she encounters toshers, bone grubbers and gangsters.
Whom can Nettie trust? And can she save the life this very special creature?
Praise for When the Sky Falls:
‘A magnificent story’ Philip Pullman
‘Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement’ Michael Morpurgo
Advance Praise
'Nobody writes striking, heartfelt adventure like Phil Earle. THE DAWN OF ADONIS is a showcase of everything he does best: humour and peril and towering stakes all wrapped up in stark, spare, powerful prose. I loved it!' Ross Montgomery
'A tremendous nail-biting read, tender and terrifying in equal measure' Jacqueline Wilson
'An astonishing story of loss, betrayal and rebirth' The Bookseller, Buyer's Guide
'Phil Earle’s best book to date. Its action-packed, warm, sad, the description and narration is incredible and the dialogue beyond brilliant' Sarah Crossan
'Pacy, poetic, heartfelt and with a fantastically Dickensian authorial voice … a standing ovation for Phil Earle' Emma Carroll
'An utter triumph... Phil is one of the best writers I know and he just gets better and better' Lisa Thompson
'Every sentence sings, the pre WW1 setting vivid and true, the plot thrilling, the characters engaging… it’s yet another masterpiece!' Anthony McGowan
'Thrilling and moving. Another sure-fire winner from Earle' Sam Copeland
'Earle has created an immersive world, populated by compelling and believable characters. With The Dawn of Adonis, he has surpassed even his own high standards. I haven’t so much read this book as lived in it. A masterpiece!' Lesley Parr
'I absolutely LOVED it! The story races along, so full of peril that my heart raced too - brilliant storytelling!' Julia Green
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781839134197 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 240 |
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