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All is not well in the crumbling castle high above the mountain village of Fracture. The sorceress Lady Lamorna has her heart set on a new robe. It is a very expensive new robe. To get the cash she will stop at nothing, including kidnapping, blackmail and more than a little black magic. But she reckons without the heroic Gracie Gillypot, not to mention a gallant if rather scruffy prince, two chatty bats, the wickedest stepsister ever, a troll with a grudge - and some very Ancient crones.
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Vivian French is a professional storyteller and an acclaimed children's author. She is the author of the Read and Wonder non-fiction books Caterpillar Butterfly (shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award) and Growing Frogs, as well as the bestselling Tiara Club series. Vivian lives in Edinburgh. Ross Collins is an acclaimed author and illustrator, winner of the 1994 Macmillan Prize for Illustration. His popular children's titles include Germs, The Three Grumpies by Tamra Wright and the Little Hero series by John Grant. He lives in Glasgow.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I read this book to my daughter while we were on holiday, and I don't know who enjoyed it most, her or me! It is lively and well written with a host of great characters. I enjoyed the jokes that she did not quite get, but there was plenty for her to chuckle at as well.
It is well worth buying and would take re-reading any number of times.
It is well worth buying and would take re-reading any number of times.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I found this book early this year and loved it! I then chose it to read as my clas novel to my year 3/4 class (7-9) and they adore it too! It is a funny story with lots of interesting characters - the talking bat Marlon and Gubble, the troll whose head regularly falls off, being firm favourites of all!
I think this is a lovely story with lots of characters and a quick plot. I throughly recommend it! Got all my children interested and listening attentively and that is praise indeed!
I think this is a lovely story with lots of characters and a quick plot. I throughly recommend it! Got all my children interested and listening attentively and that is praise indeed!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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After hearing this being read to a class, I knew I had to get it for my daughter and I to read together. This has been one of the most enjoyable books we have read together for along time!!! I don't know who has enjoyed it more!! It's very well written, the more you read, the more you want to read, you don't want to stop reading, but you don't want the book to end either! It has the most wonderful characters, with great personalities, it's funny, moving and has a troll that is really endearing. I would say this was a new lean on the good fashioned fairy tale, but one that is written for children and adults alike. I think that this will become a firm favourite with most people. I hope the new book is as good as this one!Mind you it has a lot to live up to!!
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Gothic Style Fairy Tale
A friend gave me this book when her school library was having a weeding out of stock, and I immediately fell in love with the front cover. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Angela
Appealing to children and grown-ups alike
This is a fairy tale with a difference: we meet the evil sorceress Lady Lamorna who resorts to blackmail to pay for the dress embroidered with skulls, setting into action all... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Petra Bryce
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Just above the town of Fracture lies a ghastly castle with an even ghastlier occupant, Lady Lamorna, who is just plain freaky. Read more
Published on 12 July 2008 by TeensReadToo
action packed drama
have been reading a variety of children's books over the past few weeks as potential class stories and this has got to be the best. Read more
Published on 29 May 2008 by busy teacher
Fantastic!
I LOVED this book! The story reminded me of the movie Labyrinth (my childhood favorite), Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella and even Harry Potter at times. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2008 by MHV
Never 'too' old!
A great story for children and adults alike. Probably better served to older children who will be less sensitive to the mildly dark ideas of a fantasy nature (i.e. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2007 by J. E. Murphy
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