[[eva-ibbotson-rev]]A posthumous release from well-loved author Eva Ibbotson, The Abominables is, quite simply, perfect.

It has everything a young reader could wish for in a story: semi-mythical creatures, intrepid adventurers, daring rescues, dastardly villains, incredible bravery, gross stupidity and, of course, against the greatest of odds, a very happy ending.

When Lady Agatha Farlingham is kidnapped by a yeti in the Himalayas, everyone assumes her dead, but the yeti simply needs Agatha to look after his three young babies.

She teaches them fairytales and proper English manners for a long and happy time until humans encroach upon their idyllic lifestyle and threaten to ruin everything. The yetis must travel to England to Agatha’s country home for their own safety, and so the real adventure begins.

Brilliant storytelling for readers aged 8 and up.

[[angela__crocombe]] Angela Crocombe