England,1893,and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium,and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris. The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering a talent for art,Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinary beast. She soon realises she can communicate with the octopus through colour and - as a gripping mystery begins to unfold - discovers what true courage really means...
The second middle-grade historical adventure by critically acclaimed Lindsay Galvin,author of Darwin's Dragons. A gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connection between a young girl and an octopus at its heart.
Publisher: Chicken House LtdISBN: 9781913696405Number of pages: 384Weight: 280 gDimensions: 206 x 143 x 28 mm
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Praise for Darwin's Dragons:
'A striking and original adventure... just the sort of story I love.'- Emma Carroll
'WHAT a voyage! (Darwin's Dragons) is everything you hope it will be...'- Lucy Strange
'(A) beautifully fictionalised story'- The Telegraph
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