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After the success of her debut The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow, Katherine Woodfine’s second novel – The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth – comes barely six months after its predecessor and picks up the story of Sophie, Lil and co. as life has settled back to normal. It’s not long however before they are approached by a young debutante to find and retrieve the titular jewelled moth, a valuable brooch which has mysteriously gone missing. Meanwhile across the other side of London in Chinatown (which at this point was in the East End, history fans!), Mei Lim and her family find their lives becoming complicated as The Baron starts to squeeze local businesses, and a photograph in the newspaper sheds unexpected light on the family’s own history.
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Tapping into a rich history of mystery and adventure stories, Katherine Woodfine’s debut novel – The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow – is a fast paced, exciting children’s book with plenty to capture the imagination of both younger and older readers. Set in Edwardian London, the story takes place in and around Sinclair’s department store, a sort of cross between Selfridges and Willy Wonka’s factory, full of wonders and intrigue, cubby holes and grand staircases, and as exotic to its customers as to the book’s readers. Into this steps Sophie Taylor, 14 and recently orphaned, trying to adjust to a new world and determined to stand on her own two feet.

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