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The House That Sailed Away
The House That Sailed Away
Jul 8, 2024 4:36 PM

Author:Pat Hutchins

The House That Sailed Away

Poor old Grandma!

It had rained every day since she came to stay with Mother, Father, Morgan, the baby and Tailcat. But just as everyone was getting really fed up of being stuck indoors, the most amazing thing happened!

Suddenly the house started to shudder and rock - and then just floated off down the street and off to sea.

Before long, the family find themselves on the wackiest adventure ever! Hungry cannibals, blood-thirsty pirates, a kidnapping and buried treasure are just some of the hair-raisers in store. Will the family ever see dry land again or will evil One-Eyed Jake cut them into a million tiny pieces?

Reviews

Debi Gliori's first novel is an unbridled fantasy with elements of the Addams family, a hint of Gormenghast and overtones of the mafia, together with computer technology and some parody, all blended into a heavy brew that is laugh-out-loud funny

—— The Bookseller

It's a gallimaufry of ghastly, giggly stuff

—— Financial Times

Fluent and energetic

—— The Sunday Times

Features one of the most eccentric families in children's fiction . . . A rollicking red, which rapidly draws the reader into its strange and gothic world

—— Waterstones Books Quarterly

Wonderful stuff

—— Daily Telegraph
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