The Burglar's Ball: 2 - Brossura

Golding, Julia

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1782643451 ISBN 13: 9781782643456

Casa editrice: Lion Fiction, 2021

Riassunto

'A real treat for bookworms.'- Lucy Strange, children's author of The Ghost of GosswaterJoin young, budding detective Jane Austen in her second investigation to uncover a devious diamond thief at the glitziest, most scandalous ball of the year! Inspired by Sense and Sensibility.When the headmistress invites her past favourite pupil to attend their end of term ball, Cassandra brings her younger sister, Jane, along too. Cassandra plunges into the feverish excitement of preparing for the biggest event of the year - the dresses, the dances and the boys expected from the neighbouring school.Feeling rather excluded, sharp-witted Jane unearths the reason for the fuss - the headteacher wants to impress a rich family returned from India as the school is at risk of going bankrupt. Jane also befriends the dancing master's assistant, a former slave, called Brandon, who is as quick to notice things as she. At the ball, a diamond necklace is stolen from a locked room and they are propelled into a race to uncover the burglar and save Brandon from gaol.With the ever-present Austen spirit, Jane with notebook in hand, boldly overcomes the obstacles to finding the truth.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Julia Golding is a multi-award winning children's author who has been awarded both the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. A former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, Golding also has a doctorate in English Literature from Oxford University, and was writer-in-residence at the Royal Institution in 2019. Anavid Jane Austen fan, her Jane Austen-themed podcast 'What Would Jane Do?' offers a 19th century take on modern life. Golding is the successfulauthor of The Curious Science Quest series, The Tigers in the Tower andthe Jane Austen Investigates series.

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“My dearest brother Henry, Cassandra and I upheld the honour of the Austen name at the ball, dancing until our slippers wore out. But little did I expect the day to end with the theft of diamonds from a girl’s chamber!”

1789. A young Jane Austen turns detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious happenings at her old boarding school. Invited to the end-of-term prom, the two Austen sisters are plunged into the feverish preparations, but why all the fuss? When a diamond necklace is stolen, there is a race to uncover the burglar and save a former slave from gaol. With the ever-present Austen spirit, Jane, with notebook in hand, boldly overcomes the obstacles to exposing the secrets and finding out the truth.

Inspired by Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s second novel.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Lion Fiction
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1782643451
• ISBN 13: 9781782643456
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 171
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile