The Ruby in the Smoke - Philip Pullman Reviews
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Newest Review: ... other adults who did too). The Sally Lockhart series is quite different; it is crime fiction and is as realistic and His Dark ... more
... Materials is science fiction. However, it does have one thing in common with His Dark Materials - both cross the line between children's and adult's fiction. Ciao has classed it as children's, but I think this is debatable - I certainly enjoyed it as a work of adult crime fiction.
I saw the televised version of The Ruby in the Smoke last Christmas, starring Billie Piper as Sally Lockhart and thoroughly enjoyed it. As such, I was dubious about reading the book, because I didn't want to be disappointed. I most cer...more
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Customer The Ruby in the Smoke - Philip Pullman Reviews (1)
by - written on 17/10/07 (Very useful, 107 readings)
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Sally Lockhart is a rather unfortunate sixteen year old. Living in Victorian London, she has just found out that her father is dead. Her aunt, with whom she is living, is ripping off her fortune. And she has just killed a man with words. Her lack of good fortune doesn't end there either. She has received strange messages, purporting to be from her father, that appear to be linked to a regular nightmare that she has and a woman called Mrs Holland, who wants her dead. Luckily, Sally is more worldly than the average sixteen year old and manages to make some useful friends, including photographer, Frederick Garland, and office boy Jim. Nevertheless, will she manage to ... Read the complete review
