Twist of Gold - Hardcover

Leaving their dying mother behind, Sean and Annie O'Brien must go in search of their father, to America, the strange land they know only from their father's letters. From famine-torn Ireland to the gold fields of California, a master storyteller spins a gripping story of determination and daring.

Michael Morpurgo has written over 120 books, many of them award-winning. His best-known work, War Horse, was adapted into a multi-Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg and into a widely acclaimed play. In 2003 Michael became the third Children's Laureate, a position he helped to create with the poet Ted Hughes. With his wife Clare, he set up the charity Farms for City Children, and for their pioneering work they were both awarded the MBE in 1999.