The Secret Starling
'An absolute joy of a read.' Emma Carroll
Judith Eagle
- The
- acclaimed
- debut
- novel
- from
- the
- author
- of
- The
- Pear
- Affair
- and
- The
- Accidental
- Stowaway!
Abandoned
- children
- running
- wild
- on
- the
- moors,
- evil
- child
- catchers,
- cunning
- cats
- and
- mysterious
- ballet
- shoes
- abound
- in
- this
- incredible
- first
- novel.
Clara
- has
- lived
- a
- life
- of
- solitude,
- home
- schooled
- under
- her
- mean
- uncle's
- strict
- regime
- .
- .
- .
- until
- now!
The
- day
- that
- Uncle
- abandons
- Clara,
- leaving
- her
- with
- nothing
- but
- a
- wedge
- of
- 'guilt
- money'
- and
- a
- half
- empty,
- crumbling
- manor
- house,
- she
- is
- determined
- to
- do
- things
- her
- way
- for
- a
- change.
- And
- when
- streetwise
- Peter
- turns
- up,
- with
- his
- rescue
- cat
- and
- a
- surprising
- array
- of
- knowledge,
- she
- is
- sure
- that
- between
- them
- they
- have
- everything
- they
- need
- to
- survive.
But
- the
- house
- is
- to
- be
- sold
- .
- .
- .
- and
- Uncle
- has
- lied
- to
- Clara
- .
- .
- .
- and
- nothing,
- NOTHING
- is
- as
- it
- seems.
'A
- riveting
- adventure.'
- The
- Guardian
'An
- absolute
- delight.'
- Hilary
- McKay,
- author
- of
- The
- Skylarks'
- War
'Thrilling
- .'
- Telegraph
'An
- absolute
- joy
- of
- a
- read.'
- Emma
- Carroll,
- author
- of
- Letters
- from
- the
- Lighthouse
'A
- sweeping
- adventure
- .'
- The
- Bookseller
'Should
- also
- appeal
- to
- fans
- of
- Emma
- Carroll.'
- Michelle
- Harrison,
- author
- of
- A
- Pinch
- of
- Magic
'A
- great
- mystery
- adventure.'
- The
- Bookbag
'Gripping.'
- Golden
- Books
- Girl
'Wonderfully
- compelling.'
- Book
- Lover
- Jo
'A
- cracking
- pacey
- novel.'
-
- MinervaReads
'Superb
- storytelling.'
-
- BookTrust
'Wonderful.'
- Bellis
- Does
- Books
'A
- treat.' Bookanista
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