{"product_id":"the-somerset-tsunami-1","title":"The Somerset Tsunami: 1","description":"Review  To read a new Emma Carroll book is to wallow in a warm bath as she expertly combines a thrilling story with local history and characters to root for. -- Alex O'Connell ― The Times  Emma just gets better and better and BETTER. -- Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher \u0026amp; #PrimarySchoolBookClub  Enthralling tale. ― LoveReading, Pick of the Month  Product Description  A sinking boat. A girl in disguise. A disappearing sea.  When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, Gem, she's only having a bit of fun. But now is not the time for a girl to be drawing attention to herself. She is sent away to find work dressed as a boy. Luckily a rich manor house is hiring.  Yet Berrow Hall's inhabitants harbour dangerous secrets of their own, the suspicious owner is hunting for witches, and the house itself is a little too close to the sea.  Review  'Emma Carroll is the Hilary Mantel of children's fiction, belting out the sort of elegant, informative historical novels that scoop up awards and feature on every school reading list. She is a natural storyteller who wears her research lightly, champions the boy or girl next door and keeps her plots moving at a breakneck pace. If your children have not read her, they have some catching up to do: this is her fifth historical novel in two years.' The Telegraph  Book Description  A fight for survival against torrential flooding and local superstition from the Queen of Historical Fiction.  About the Author  Emma Carroll was a secondary school English teacher for many years. Secrets of a Sun King is Emma's eighth novel; she has also written the highly-acclaimed Frost Hollow Hall, The Girl Who Walked on Air, In Darkling Wood, The Snow Sister, Strange Star and Letters from the Lighthouse. She lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53250087977347,"sku":"9780571332816N","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/d6f23d12-74a6-446d-9028-15f47e507433.jpg?v=1727725164","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-somerset-tsunami-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}