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When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in line to see him. He is there to perform a daring trick – he will jump off the town pier in chains, pitching himself into the water below. But when Glory outsmarts the infamous Houdini, she is suddenly sucked into his world, and finds herself tasked with looking after his precious trunk – the one that contains all his secrets.

Bridie arbeitet hart und verkauft auf den Straßen Londons Streichhölzer, um ihre Familie zu ernähren. Als sie nur noch drei Streichhölzer übrig hat, entzündet sie diese, da ihr so unendlich kalt ist. Durch magische Wirkungen jedes einzelnen Streichholzes sieht sie Zukunftsvisionen von sich selbst. Auf diese Weise erkennt Bridie, dass sie die Macht hat, ihr eigenes Schicksal zu verändern. Voller Tatendrang und Leidenschaft führt sie die Arbeiterinnen in einen Streik und lässt die schrecklichen Zukunftsvisionen so, eine nach der anderen, in Rauch aufgehen.

Beautiful and full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll's compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson's bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea. 'Unputdownable storytelling. I loved it.' - Hilary McKay, Costa Award-winning author of The Skylark's War In 1946...

Seventeen skilled and diverse writers, united by their experience of chronic post-infectious illness, offer their thoughts on everything from gaslighting and grieving to birds and baking. Funny, poignant, desperate or reflective: this collection has it all. Dip into it occasionally or read it from cover-to-cover - whatever you choose you’ll find it rewarding.