Product Description

The "Alchemist's Apprentice" tells the rags to riches story of Jack, the blacksmith's boy. Jack's quest leads him on a quixotic set of travels which have a rollicking Tom Jones feel to them. Eventually, after both hardship and luxury, Jack finds himself with the alchemist himself dabbling in alchemy, until finally, he holds in his hand the precious and long awaited nugget but by that time, of course, it is too late. For, the marvels of life cannot be bought.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #410727 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From the Back Cover
Jack is on the run. Alone in the world with nowhere to turn, he finds a strange object floating on the rising tide of the Thames. In trying to assess the value of the relic Jack meets Barnstable, an alchemist who only adds to the boy's perplexity by his enigmatic ways. Dramatic events escalate and Jack's fortunes change beyond all expectation. But the mystery surrounding the alchemist won't go away. Has he really discovered the secret of making gold?
In this gripping novel, Kate Thompson, master storyteller, describes the extraordinary adventures of a boy trying to understand what really matters in the world.

Kate Thompson, winner of the Irish Children's Book of the Year 2002, Bisto Award

About the Author
Kate Thompson has worked a smallholding in County Clare for over a decade. Her interests and occupations have been varied, ranging from training racehorses to studying law, travelling extensively in India and playing the fiddle.