{"product_id":"letty-and-the-mystery-of-the-golden-thread-paperback","title":"Letty and the Mystery of the Golden Thread - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePenny Boxall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnybody who found themselves in the rigging of the good ship Lotus very early that morning would have seen an unusual sight: a shy, plump girl with a magpie fidgeting on her shoulder, holding in her hand a glinting coin... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We begin in LONDON, 1774. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twelve-year-old Lettice Breech is excited to visit Europe with her Pa, who is eternally fascinated by ancient objects. Together they're going to admire breathtaking French art, astounding Roman ruins, and spectacular Greek carvings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But their plans are dashed when part of a famous statue is exposed as a forgery, and Pa is thrown in gaol for the crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pa has taught Letty how to tell a real antiquity from a fake, but she needs the other pieces of the statue to prove it. So she escapes to France with only a notebook of clues in her pocket, and her pet magpie for company. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon Letty is whisked from her quiet life on an adventure to bustling cities, underground mazes, and misty mountains. But can she unravel the mystery of the statue, and prove Pa's innocence before it's too late? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e LETTY AND THE GOLDEN THREAD is an exciting, continent-traversing adventure from debut talent, Penny Boxall; perfect for fans of Netflix's plucky ENOLA HOLMES, Hana Tooke's THE UNADOPTABLES, and the caper of Katherine Rundell's ROOFTOPPERS.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenny Boxall writes middle-grade fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She's fascinated by all things 18th-century. In her museums jobs she's helped look after William Wordsworth's spectacles at Dove Cottage, Laurence Sterne's porcelain cow at Shandy Hall, Mughal miniatures at the Ashmolean, and the Queen's tapestries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She has an MA in Creative Writing from UEA and has published three poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eShip of the Line \u003c\/i\u003e(which won Scotland's largest poetry prize)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe's held residencies at an Oxford college, a Scottish castle, a Swiss chateau, and a shipping container near Loch Long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She grew up in Aberdeenshire and now lives in York. She can often be found wuthering about on the moors.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47529986293981,"sku":"9780241657447","price":20.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Qp--vDjZNl9780241657447.webp?v=1772418321","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/letty-and-the-mystery-of-the-golden-thread-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}