Escape to 1930s land of theatre in the joyous new middle-grade adventure from the author of The Accidental Stowaway.

1930, London Theatre Land.

Charley has grown up behind the curtain in London's West End; she has even begun taking a turn on stage.
But her dreams of being a performer are shattered when she is sent off to boarding school, a place where the girls are forced to do unpaid work in order to fill the pockets of the owners.

When she discovers that her theatre home is in peril, Charley decides to escape, and make a dangerous journey along the coast in order to get back to - and save - all that she loves.

A joyous new middle-grade adventure from the bestselling author of The Accidental Stowaway.

'A glorious kaleidoscope of a story , with the most brilliant ensemble cast of characters fighting for their futures in Jazz Age London. Judith Eagle is the absolute queen of cosy adventures.' Emma Carroll
'A gripping pacey read bursting with star-quality - I absolutely adored it!' Jasbinder Bilan
'This book is a comfort and a joy. With shades of Nesbit and Streatfeild . . . I felt like a child again when I read it, which I think is the highest compliment.' Katya Balen

Judith Eagle is the critically-acclaimed author of The Secret Starling, The Pear Affair, The Accidental Stowaway, The Stolen Songbird and The Great Theatre Rescue. Her books have been Waterstones Book of the Month and have been shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year Award and the Young Quills Award for Best Historical Fiction. Over the years she has worked for fashion magazines, in school libraries and now - her favourite thing - she writes stories. She lives in London with her family and her rescue cat, Stockwell.