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Title: THE SERIAL GARDEN
THE COMPLETE ARMITAGE FAMILY STORIES
By: Joan Aiken, Peter Bailey (Illus)
Format: Paperback

List price: £9.99
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ISBN 10: 0349005850
ISBN 13: 9780349005850
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Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP
Pub. date: 6 August, 2015
Series: Virago Modern Classics
Pages: 448
Description: Joan Aiken, classic author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, wrote the Armitage family stories all throughout her life - from when she was a teenager onwards. This is the first time the stories have been collected together in our market.
Synopsis: 'I wish we'll have two children called Mark and Harriet. And I hope lots of interesting and unusual things will happen to them. It would be nice if they had a fairy godmother, for instance. And a phoenix or something out of the ordinary for a pet. We could have a special day for interesting and unusual things to happen - say, Mondays. But not always Mondays, and not only Mondays, or that would get a bit dull'As a result of their mother's honeymoon wish, Mark and Harriet Armitage have a fairy godmother, a pet unicorn, and are prepared for anything life can throw at them (especially, but not always, on a Monday): hatching griffins in the airing cupboard, Latin lessons with a ghost, furious Furies on the doorstep, and an enchanted garden locked inside a cereal packet. Life with the Armitages can be magical, funny, terrifying - but never, ever dull.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Returns: Returnable
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