Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers

Anna James

Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Country
United Kingdom
Published
17 June 2019
Pages
400
ISBN
9780008229870

Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers

Anna James

A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a debut from a uniquely talented author.     

Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents’ bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family, Tilly loves nothing more than to escape into the pages of her favourite stories.   

One day Tilly realises that classic children’s characters are appearing in the shop through the magic of “book wandering’ - crossing over from the page into real life.   

With the help of Anne of Green Gables and Alice in Wonderland. Tilly is determined to solve the mystery of what happened to her mother all those years ago, so she bravely steps into the unknown, unsure of what adventure lies ahead and what dangers she may face.

Review

Tilly Pages arrives home sopping wet on the last day of term. Pages and Co., the bookshop where she lives, is run by her grandparents, who are also her guardians ever since her mother, Beatrice, mysteriously disappeared not long after Tilly’s birth.

The shop is a multi-level affair and even has a small café, which is run by Jack, who conjures up literary-themed sweets. Tilly’s holidays are looking solitary, tea- and sweet-filled, and likely to involve hiding in a good book – until Tilly discovers a box of books buried at the back of the pantry. The contents of which set off a chain of events and a rollicking adventure.

Peppered by appearances of favourite book characters both recent and old, as well as fun characters of Anna James’s own creation (‘sidekick’ Oskar Roux is a particularly favourite), Tilly and the Bookwanderers blurs the line between reality and fantasy. It’s a love letter to getting lost in a good book.

James has created an exciting world that I can’t wait to explore further. But, for now, I’m going to be diving in for a second helping and maybe even a detour into a classic or two.


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