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The Hatmakers

byTamzin Merchant, Paola Escobar (Illustrator)

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Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain.

When Cordelia's father and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a mission to collect hat ingredients, Cordelia is determined to find him. But Uncle Tiberius and Aunt Ariadne have no time to help the littlest Hatmaker, for an ancient rivalry between the Maker families is threatening to surface. Worse, someone seems to be using Maker magic to start a war. It's up to Cordelia to find out who, and why . . .

Featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout by Paola Escobar.

A wildly inventive tale, full of laugh-out-loud humour, enchanting magic and rebellious hope. Charming from first page to last. I loved it

Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island

About Tamzin Merchant

Tamzin Merchant has been an actor since the age of seventeen. Her acting work has taken her around the world and on a journey through time. She has been a Tudor, a Victorian, a Jacobean, and has survived the Blitz and succumbed to pneumonia in Edwardian times. She’s been an alien, a witch, a doomed queen, a feisty Scottish warrior and a rebellious high-society runaway. Tamzin is the bestselling author of The Hatmakers, The Mapmakers and The Troublemakers.
Details
  • Series: The Hatmakers #1
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • ISBN: 9780241426319
  • Length: 384 pages
  • Dimensions: 199mm x 25mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 310g
  • Price: £7.99
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