The First Book of Calamity Leek: A Novel
Description
"WONDERFULLY STRANGE." --Mark Haddon"A MASH-UP OF MARGARET ATWOOD AND ROALD DAHL." --Lady Magazine A beguiling, irresistibly immersive debut novel about sixteen sisters in a walled garden, and what happens to their carefully constructed world when one girl starts asking questions about life outside.Fourteen-year-old Calamity Leek and her sisters spend their days tending white roses and memorizing the lessons in Aunty’s Appendix, a multi-volume compendium of show tunes, beauty regimens, and twisted creation myths. Calamity knows the Appendix front to back, and she i...
ISBN(s)
1250087937, 9781250087935
