Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. All the slaves lead a hellish existence, but Cora has it worse than most;
... The honeymoon of a lifetime... with her sworn enemy.
Olive is always unlucky; her identical twin sister Ami, on
What do you call a unicorn with no horn? Completely pointless!
This wacky book is packed to bursting with hilarious,
...A mesmerising Gothic mystery from Costa Award-shortlisted author Nicholas Bowling. To the horror of young gravedigger, Ned, bodysnatchers have been visiting his churchyard in the dead of night. Until now, he’d been daydreaming about another visitor, a daughter of the manor, Obedience Wellrest. But sixteen-year-old Obedience has troubles of her own: her loving but overbearing father, & his wish to see her married to a rich man of science, Phineas Mordaunt. When Mordaunt starts to poke his nose into her family history in particular the ruinous research of late Uncle Herbert – Obedience enters into a dangerous game with Death, & Ned might be the only person who can save her. A mesmerising tale of magic, death & science, wrapped up in a delicious Gothic mystery. Product Information: •†ISBN: 9781912626687 •†Author: Nicholas Bowling •†Publisher: Chicken House Ltd •†Format:  Paperback •†Pages:†304 •†Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3cm