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The Hatmakers
The Hatmakers (Related to this series)
- Narrator
- Tamzin Merchant
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publish Date
- 18 February 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Clothing and fashion
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What to expect
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The first adventure in a spellbinding new magical world.
'Wildly inventive . . . full of laugh-out-loud humour, enchanting magic and rebellious hope. I loved it' Catherine Doyle
Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain.
When Cordelia's father Prospero 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 . . .
'An utterly charming adventure full of wildness, wit, magic and heart' Anna James
© Tamzin Merchant 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Critics Review
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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
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An utterly charming adventure full of wildness, wit, magic and heart
Anna James, author of Pages & Co
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Imaginative . . . Entertaining, comical and breezy, and the settings are conjured in transporting detail
The Times
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A swashbuckling romp for lovers of history and magic . . . Magical elements, complicated plot twists and colourful characters will appeal to Philip Pullman and Harry Potter fans
Kirkus
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A cosy magical adventure peppered with charming detail
The Bookseller
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Absolutely wonderful
Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
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An engaging ode to the bonds of family and friendship, the power of teamwork, and the magic that we all have inside ourselves
Booklist
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Action-packed . . . Engaging
Publishers Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Tamzin Merchant, illustrated by Paola Escobar
- Narrator
- Tamzin Merchant
- Duration
- 7 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 February 2021
- ISBN
- 9780241447246
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Clothing and fashion
Synopsis
Brought to you by Puffin.The first adventure in a spellbinding new magical world.'Wildly inventive . . . full of laugh-out-loud humour, enchanting magic and rebellious hope. I loved it' Catherine DoyleCordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain.When Cordelia's father Prospero 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 . . .'An utterly charming adventure full of wildness, wit, magic and heart' Anna James© Tamzin Merchant 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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