![]() And here it is… And it definitely was a win for me. Tilly can enter books…Įver since reading Jasper Fforde’s series I have been looking for something like it, a book about people being able to travel into books. ![]() When she meets two of her favourite characters, Alice (from Wonderland) and Anne (of Green Gables), Tilly finds out about Bookwanderers. Tilly lives with her grandparents who run an awesome bookshop, Pages & Co. This was a magical book, perfect for book lovers. Tilly is determined to solve the mystery of what happened to her mother all those years ago, so she bravely steps into the unknown, unsure of what adventure lies ahead and what dangers she may face. With the help of Anne of Green Gables and Alice in Wonderland. One day Tilly realises that classic children’s characters are appearing in the shop through the magic of `book wandering’ – crossing over from the page into real life. Like the rest of her family, Tilly loves nothing more than to escape into the pages of her favourite stories. A curl-up-on-the-sofa debut from a uniquely talented author.Įleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents’ bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. A magical adventure to delight the imagination. ![]()
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