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Description for Dido and Pa
Paperback. Dido Twite is waylaid by her father, the shady Abednego Twite, acting on instructions from his evil patron. Why is Dido so urgently needed in Wapping? Why are King Richard's friends all accidentally drowning in the Thames? How does hard-drinking Mrs Lily Bloodvessel figure in this intricate plot, with her cellar full of sleeping guttersnipes? Series: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Sequence. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Dido Twite is waylaid by her father, the shady Abednego Twite, acting on instructions from his evil patron. Why is Dido so urgently needed in Wapping? Why are King Richard's friends all accidentally drowning in the Thames? How does hard-drinking Mrs Lily Bloodvessel figure in this intricate plot, with her cellar full of sleeping guttersnipes?
Another rollercoasting story by Joan Aiken, in which Dido's scheming Pa finally receives his comeuppance.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Sequence
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099456667
SKU
V9780099456667
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About Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924. She was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken; her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, is also a novelist. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her ... Read more
Reviews for Dido and Pa
Joan Aiken is a marvel
Philip Pullman
Guardian
A writer of wild humour and unrestrained imagination
Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Rumbustious . . . The reader is entranced by Joan Aiken's language and imagination, grotesque characters, picturesque settings and hilarity
Writeaway.org.uk
Philip Pullman
Guardian
A writer of wild humour and unrestrained imagination
Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Rumbustious . . . The reader is entranced by Joan Aiken's language and imagination, grotesque characters, picturesque settings and hilarity
Writeaway.org.uk