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A Place of a Thousand Wishes

Sarah Merrett author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Everything with Words

Publishing:17th Apr '25

£8.99

This title is due to be published on 17th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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A key title which will be supported by blog tours X, insta and TikTok. Sarah's debut was reviewed n the Telegraph ( five stars) and New Statesman.

Mason makes the most marvellous ice-cream but he's got a dangerous enemy. Then Darlington the Miraculous, the famous wish maker, returns to town and Mason is invited to  Darlington Manor. Darlington says he'll grant Mason his wish  but it turns out that Darlington and Mason have dangerous enemies. Much too dangerous!
FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE OTHERS, A TALE OF MAGIC AND EVIL.
Perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson and Katherine Rundell
Nothing is going right for unlucky ice-cream seller Mason. But then famous wish-maker, Darlington, returns to town and opens his mysterious manor for the first time. Mason is stunned to be invited to his first performance. He hopes his luck is about to change. After all, Darlington is famous for granting wishes. But Mason gets even more than he bargained for. He and Darlington share strange magical gifts . But Mason’s new powers come with some very old  and very dangerous  enemies, and when Darlington  disappears, Mason finds himself in a race against time to rescue him – or lose his magic, his wish, and his family.

Praise for The Others by Sarah Merrett



'An action-packed and imaginatively powerful tale filled with wonder, lovable aliens, a dastardly professor and epic battles.'
Lancashire Evening Post

'Highly entertaining' Five stars ***** The Telegraph


'For those craving a voyage beyond the stars, this tale is an absolute orbit of wonder'
Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher


'Eerie and exciting- it will shock and surprise you. Like a middle-grade H.G.Wells!'
Kieran Larwood, The World of Podkin OneEar


'A compelling adventure. Reuben lives in an observatory where his grandma searches the heavens for extra-terrestrial life. But why must he wear sunglasses all the time? And where has the unconscious, luminous girl he finds come from? Thrilling stuff, brimming with empathy.'
Amanda Craig New Statesman


'A fantastical and unique historical sci-fi that shoots for the stars. Highly original, this is an adventure story that instantly grabs your attention: strange, celestial and enormously engrossing.'
Chris Soul

ISBN: 9781911427452

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm

Weight: unknown

324 pages