Out of the Woods

Description

A magical, twisty-turny not-quite-fairytale, brimming with adventure, humour and charm. The fun fair is in town! With its clouds of pink candyfloss and whirling big wheel, what child could resist such temptation? Little do the Eden sisters know that they are being lured into a wicked witch's lair . . . Barely escaping from a deadly game of hide-and-seek in the enchanted fair, our three heroines flee through the woods, with several ravenous wolves and a sweet-toothed lion hot on their heels. But now they face their biggest challenge yet. Will the Eden sisters ever truly be out of the woods?

Lyn Gardner was born in London. A theatre critic on The Guardian, she goes to the theatre five or six nights a week, which should leave no time for writing books at all. Prior to joining The Guardian she was a tea lady, a waitress, sold (or failed to sell) advertising space for a magazine called Sludge, wrote for The Independent and helped found the London listings magazine, City Limits, the largest publishing co-op in Europe. She and her two daughters have one venerable goldfish (there were two, but one came to a tragic end) and a horse-who is the most demanding, temperamental and expensive member of the family.

This is an exciting adventure story which will keep you intrigued with every turn of the page . . . This book will certainly enchant children * My Child * A magical mixture of old-fashioned fairy stories, thrilling action, a cast of wacky characters and dark and devilish deeds. With lashings of humour, some knockabout fun and plenty of illustrations by the talented Mini Grey, there is plenty here to keep young readers entertained * Lancashire Evening Post *