Daughter from the dark
Di︠a︡chenko, Serhiĭ, 1945-2021
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Late one night, fate brings together DJ Aspirin and ten-year-old Alyona. After he tries to save her from imminent danger, she ends up at his apartment. But in the morning sinister doubts set in. Who is Alyona? A young con artist? A plant for a nefarious blackmailer? Or perhaps a long-lost daughter Aspirin never knew existed? Whoever this mysterious girl is, she now refuses to leave. A game of cat-and-mouse has begun. Claiming that she is a musical prodigy, Alyona insists she must play a complicated violin piece to find her brother. Confused and wary, Aspirin knows one thing: he wants her out of his apartment and his life. Yet every attempt to get rid of her is thwarted by an unusual protector: her plush teddy bear that may just transform into a fearsome monster. Alyona tells Aspirin that if he would just allow her do her work, she'll leave him - and this world.
Main title:
Daughter from the dark / Sergey Dyachenko, Marina Dyachenko ; translated by Julia Meitov Hersey.
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Imprint:
London : Harper Voyager, 2021.
Collation:
304 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Russian.
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9780008373108 (pbk. :)
Language:
EnglishRussian
BRN:
279049