Black Hearts in Battersea - Hardcover

Aiken, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395971152 ISBN 13: 9780395971154

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade), 1999

Synopsis

Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. Instead he finds himself unwittingly in the middle of a wicked crew's fiendish caper to overthrow the good King James and the Duke and Duchess of Battersea. With the help of his friend Sophie and the resourceful waif Dido, Simon narrowly escapes a series of madcap close calls and dangerous run-ins. In a time and place where villains do nothing halfway, Simon is faced with wild wolves, poisoned pies, kidnapping, and a wrecked ship. This is a cleverly contrived tale of intrigue and misadventure.

About this title

Review:

"A fantastic adventure story . . . Highly entertaining" (Sunday Telegraph)

"Joan Aiken is such a spellbinder" (Evening Standard)

"A writer of wild humour and unrestrained imagination" (Oxford Companion to Children's Literature)

"Joan Aiken is a marvel" (Philip Pullman Guardian)

Book Description:

Black Hearts in Battersea originally written in l965 is the second title in the classic `Wolves of Willoughby Chase' series, now reissued with a stunning new cover.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0395971152
• ISBN 13: 9780395971154
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 233