Bøger af Sif Dal

On the morning of the town fair Lily did not believe in elves. Lily's main concerns were fitting in with the other kids in her high school and her Dad's refusal to re-engage with life after her mother's death. All that changes when she and her friend Jackson fall into a mysterious, gaping hole on the outskirts of town. They find themselves in a cavernous underground world inhabited by a people who call themselves 'the Hidden.' While Lily and Jackson make friends with some Hidden their own age, it soon becomes clear that the leaders have no plans to allow them to return to the surface, where they might reveal the existence of the secret world of the Hidden. Lily suspects there is more to the Hidden's desire to keep her and her friend among them and that their 'fall' into the hole may have been no accident.

On the morning of the town fair Lily did not believe in elves. Lily's main concerns were fitting in with the other kids in her high school and her Dad's refusal to re-engage with life after her mother's death. All that changes when she and her friend Jackson fall into a mysterious, gaping hole on the outskirts of town. They find themselves in a cavernous underground world inhabited by a people who call themselves 'the Hidden.' While Lily and Jackson make friends with some Hidden their own age, it soon becomes clear that the leaders have no plans to allow them to return to the surface, where they might reveal the existence of the secret world of the Hidden.Lily suspects there is more to the Hidden's desire to keep her and her friend among them and that their 'fall' into the hole may have been no accident.""I was whisked away and entranced by this novel -left wishing I could read more about Lily, Jackson, Hulda, and the Hidden.""-Tabitha Melgalvis, reviewer.""I found myself captivated and could not put this book down. I read this in one sitting ... what a delight. I can't wait for more.""-Leigh Wallace, author and educatorSif Dal is a Melbourne-based, legally blind writer of short and long tales. She holds a Master in Education, as well as an MA in Creative Writing. Her love for her family's Icelandic heritage and stories of mythical creatures has deeply influenced her writing. Having spent a large part of her childhood in Iceland, a world where fantastic creatures such as elves, trolls and sprites still live in rocks and nature, has fed her imagination - something she loves to share with her readers. Bringing Norse legends into an Australian backdrop is her passion. Sif's blindness presents unique challenges in writing, but also motivates her to share her 'vision' of unseen worlds. Hidden is her first novel.