The Fire Cats of London

Anna Fargher author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:7th Jul '22

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The Fire Cats of London cover

Two wildcats find themselves in a race against time in a breathtaking adventure of courage and loyalty in The Fire Cats of London.

Two wildcats find themselves in a race against time in a breathtaking adventure of courage and loyalty in The Fire Cats of London by award-winner Anna Fargher, beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher.

Step into historic London and follow two young wildcats caught in the Great Fire, in The Fire Cats of London: a story of daring, courage and loyalty from bestselling, award-winning author of The Umbrella Mouse, Anna Fargher. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sam Usher.

Young wildcats, Asta and Ash, find themselves captured and taken from their home in the forest to an apothecary's shop in the heart of London in the summer of 1666, when fear and superstition are rife. Asta's determination to escape London and return to the wild takes her on a perilous race against time to foil a dangerous plot that threatens the city and her brother, Ash, as the flames take hold.

Asta and Ash will take you on an inspiring journey around London during the most infamous fire in British history.

'Ambitious and wonderful' – Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse on The Umbrella Mouse.

An ambitious and wonderfully well-achieved first novel. -- Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse, on The Umbrella Mouse
A spellbinding tale of bravery and hope, where courage is found in the smallest of heroes. -- Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk, on The Umbrella Mouse
The exquisite story of a mouse orphaned in the London blitz. * Sunday Telegraph - Books of the Year, on 'The Umbrella Mouse' *
Heart-pounding and overflowing with adventure. You won’t be able to put it down. * Carlie Sorosiak, bestselling author *
a breath-taking adventure which blazes through the historic streets of London like the Great Fire itself * Chris Callaghan, author of The Great Chocoplot *

ISBN: 9781529046878

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 18mm

Weight: 211g

288 pages