The exciting new novel from prize-winning author Sally Gardner, set between the two great Frost Fairs on the frozen Thames.
Sally Gardner gained a first class degree at a leading London art college and became a successful theatre costume designer before illustrating and writing books. Her debut novel, I, Coriander won the Nestle Gold Award and she is also a Costa and Carnegie prize-winner. Her books have been translated all over the world and have sold over two million copies. Find Sally online at sallygardner.co.uk, or on Twitter @TheSallyGardner.
PRAISE FOR SALLY GARDNER: 'Sally Gardner has a rare ability to
build worlds that are rich, strange and totally unique to her... A
story that will enthral you from beginning to end' Absolutely South
East (and West). 'Readers who enjoy puzzles and problem-solving
will love this absorbing, mysterious thriller... This riveting and
original fantasy will compel you to keep turning just one more page
until you find you haven't eaten, slept or moved from your seat for
hours. Spectacular' BookTrust, on Invisible in a Bright Light.
'Rich and haunting historical fiction with a charismatic female
lead' The Bookseller, on Invisible in a Bright Light. 'The
prize-winning Gardner is [a] dab hand at literary
world-creation'
*Observer*
This wonderful novel, set in 18th-century London, between the two
great Frost Fairs on the frozen Thames, interweaves magic and
science with the dreams of a young woman ahead of her time and in
danger because of it
*Rosie de Courcy, publisher*
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