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  • By: Jenni Spangler
  • Narrated by: Nicky Diss
  • Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)
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Summary

Pull back the curtain and enter a world where mystery and magic take centre stage....

Twelve-year-old Tig works at the Theatre Royale, cleaning, selling tickets and doing anything else that is asked of her by her tyrannical boss, Mr Snell. But Tig will do whatever it takes to get closer to her dream - to become a stage manager and spend her days inventing new ways to imagine and build the intricate machinery and props that bring the exciting productions to life!

But when a strange new act - a talking machine - arrives at the Theatre Royale, it moves and behaves in a way that Tig just can’t work out. It’s as though it’s alive somehow.... And when the machine appears to be hiding a dangerous secret, Tig must race against time to solve the mystery, before everything and everyone she cares about is lost forever.

A gloriously gothic adventure with a magical twist from an original new voice in middle-grade. Perfect for fans of Michelle Harrison, Sophie Anderson and Emma Carroll.
©2021 Jenni Spangler (P)2021 Simon & Schuster UK
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Wow! What a great story and an incredible narrator

This book is a fabulous mystery full of ghostly twists and turns through a haunted theatre and the streets of industrial Victorian Manchester. The characters are well developed and their relationships and drama add to the story. Jenni is brilliant at invoking a truly Dickensian feel, which makes for a gritty period drama that is an utter delight to read, and Nicky (narrator) did an excellent job, as usual!

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