This crazy world whirled around her men & women dwarfed by toys & puppets where even the birds are mechanical & the few human figures went masked She was in the night once again & the doll was herself' Melanie walks in the midnight garden wearing her mother's wedding dress; naked she climbs the apple tree in the black of the moon Omens of disaster swiftly following transport Melanie from rural comfort to London to the Magic Toyshop To the red-haired dancing Finn the gentle Francie dumb Aunt Margaret & Uncle Phillip Francie plays curious night music Finn kisses fifteen-year-old Melanie in the mysterious ruins of the pleasure gardens Brooding over all is Uncle Philip Uncle Philip with blank eyes the colour of wet newspaper making puppets the size of men & clockwork roses He loves his magic puppets but hates the love of man for woman boy for girl brother for sister ...

From Lizzie Mary Cullen the illustrator behind hit colouring book The Magical City comes a wondrously festive treat for the winter Settle down by the fire & immerse yourself in this mesmerising colouring book Join celebrations across the world & throughout the years from skating at the Rockefeller Center to surfing in Sydney & frost fairs on the Thames to Victorian toy shops Travel with the wise men following a star spot Santa's sleigh skimming over the rooftops & discover dazzling gingerbread houses with Lizzie's intricate inky illustrations Fans of mindfulness & art therapy will love this beautiful Christmas gift book A whole world of festivity is waiting for you inside ...

The Magical City is a brand new colouring book by award-winning illustrator Lizzie Mary Cullen exploring the hidden magic of cities Open your mind to the hidden wonder of urban landscapes across the world with this beautifully intricate colouring book From London to Luxor follow cobbled pavements through winding streets look up at skyscrapers soaring to the skies & gaze over rooftops & dreaming spires & as you colour & doodle your way through these illustrations you'll find hidden details emerge not only on the page but also in the world around you For fans of Johanna Basford's The Secret Garden & Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom this is a stunning colouring book ...

Part of the highly-successful Anholt's Artists series about great painters which tells the stories of real meetings between world-famous artists & the children who knew them When Julie's dog disappears into a mysterious garden Julie follows him
- & finds herself in a beautiful garden-within-a-garden where the roses grow like splashes of paint & a Japanese bridge bows over a silent pool There she finds not only her dog but also Claude Monet The famous artist introduces her to his work & his garden giving her encouragement that the young would-be artist will never forget Set against the romantic world-famous backdrop of Monet's garden at Giverny the story is accompanied by reproductions of the artist's most celebrated paintings & a biographical note on Monet
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Painted during the artist's "golden period" Gustav Klimt's The Tree of Life has been interpreted in myriad ways This children's book deftly incorporates the mysteries & depth of Klimt's masterpiece into a story for young readers A young man is given a seed that grows into a beautiful fruit-bearing tree After tasting the fruit he can see into the future including events that will put the lives of others in danger A king & his lovely princess daughter test the boy's predictions & love ensues As children turn the pages of this exquisite book they will be drawn into the intricately detailed & boldly colored illustrations which echo Klimt's own artistry The book

Includes:: a gorgeous reproduction of The Tree of Life along with information about Klimt & his work Designed to encourage children to discover new details each time they open the pages this is a charming book that will be read over & over again

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This classic Brothers Grimm tale of being careful what you wish for is beautifully brought to life with soft detailed illustrations by Loek Koopmans 24 pages colour illustrations Grimm Jacob & Wilhelm ...

An elegant follow-up to Bergman's acclaimed WILD STRAWBERRIES THE MAGICIAN is set in Sweden in the mid-1800s & stars Max von Sydow as the mysterious Albert Vogler of Vogler's Magnetic Health Theater a magician & spiritualist who is en route with his troupe--including Vogler's wife disguised as a young man (Ingrid Thulin); an old crone who peddles herbal remedies & love potions (Naima Wifstrand); & an overbearing manager (Ake Fridell)--to a small town where they are hoping to give a lucrative performance The group is unexpectedly detained however in the home of a prominent citizen where a skeptical doctor (Gunnar Bjornstrand) challenges Vogler to give a demonstration of mesmerism & prove that he does in fact possess supernatural powers Although Bergman thought of THE MAGICIAN as a comedy its more menacing moments are reminiscent of the horror & suspense films of the silent era Alternately somber & lighthearted this esoteric treatise on the nature of truth & illusion should appeal to all moviegoers with a taste for cerebral cinematic fare ...

Meet Quentin Coldwater king of the bizarre & wonderful land of Fillory But he is getting restless even in heaven a man needs a little adventure So when a steward is murdered on a morning's hunt Quentin gets exactly that But this quest is like no other What starts as a glorified cruise to faraway lands soon becomes the stuff of nightmares The Magician King is a grand voyage into the dark glittering heart of magic an extraordinary journey that allows the imagination to run riot & proves Grossman is the modern heir to CS Lewis This is a book like no other ...

Shortlisted for The Women's Prize for Fiction From the bestselling author of The Dutch House Commonwealth & Bel Canto Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction & the Pen Faulkner Award ...

In the remote village of Mandryn Tessia serves as assistant to her father the village Healer
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