The Golden Hour (novel)
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The Golden Hour is a children's novel by Maiya Williams. It tells the story of Rowan Popplewell and his sister, Nina, who are emotionally disturbed by the tragic death of their mother.
[edit] Plot summary
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The narrative revolves around the death of Gabriella and the children's recuperation over the event. Both Rowan and Nina seclude themselves from society: Rowan emerses himself in video games, while Nina becomes antisocial. They are sent by their father to live with their "aunts" who are not what they seem.
[edit] Characters
- Rowan Popplewell
- Rowan is a young man who is dealing with a great amount of stress. Because of his mother's death, he, his sister, and his father had to move into a house where he doesn't have his own bedroom. Before this, he had many friends and a decent social life, but he now loses himself in video games to forget his problems.
- Nina Popplewell
- Nina is Rowan's younger sister and, according to Rowan, "was a firecracker, always jumping with ideas." She has wild, uncontrollable black hair which tumbles over her shoulders and face. Nina is also a musical prodigy, since the age of 3 she's been able to play tunes she'd heard from the piano. After her mother's death, Nina "shut down". She stopped speaking and became dormant to the point of Rowan claiming that "I have no sister".
- Gabriella Popplewell
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