由格林童話故事改編,得獎作者莎莉.妮柯絲(Sally Nicholls)和知名插畫家茱莉亞.薩達(Júlia Sardà)聯手創作,為本書創造黑暗而迷人的氛圍。
一個貧窮的魚夫選擇死神作為他兒子的教父,他認為自己做了一個明智的選擇,因為在這個世界上,還有誰比死神更誠實呢?在受洗儀式上,死神給了魚夫一個禮物,而這個禮物看似為魚夫一家帶來財富,但當魚夫被貪婪吞噬,卻反遭受惡果,他發現這世界上沒有人能騙過死神……
來自英國的作者莎莉.妮柯絲的首部作品《關於我和那些沒人回答的問題》(Ways to Live Forever)即獲得「英國水石書店年度童書獎」,並改編為《永遠活著的方法》。西班牙插畫家茱莉亞.薩達曾為《愛麗絲夢遊奇境》等經典童書繪製插圖,亦創作《再見壞心情》(Sweep)、《瑪麗雪萊和科學怪人》(Mary and Frankenstein: The true story of Mary Shelley)等繪本。
A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls and hauntingly illustrated by Júlia Sardà which will spellbind and thrill readers of all ages.
When a poor fisherman chooses Death to be godfather to his son, he’s sure he’s made a good choice – for surely there’s no man more honest than Death? At the christening, Death gives the fisherman a gift that seems at first to be the key to the family’s fortune, but when greed overcomes the fisherman, he learns that nobody can truly cheat Death . . .