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FICTION
Following Frankenstein
Catherine Bruton
• A brilliantly-conceived and hugely imaginative sequel to Mary Shelley’s masterpiece
• Beautiful writing and an exciting, action-packed adventure story • From the award-winning author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria
Maggie’s father has dedicated his life to a single pursuit: hunting down the monster created
by Victor Frankenstein. It has cost Maggie and her family everything – and now her father is risking their livelihoods on one last voyage to the Arctic, with Maggie secretly on board, where he hopes to find the monster at last.
But there they make a shocking discovery: Frankenstein’s monster has a son . . .
A breathtaking, epic adventure, spanning the icy wastes of the Arctic Tundra to the vaudeville circus of New York.
Age: 9+ • Price: £7.99
Extent: 272pp • Word Count: 53,000 Format: 5 1⁄8 x 7 3⁄4
Rights sold: Danish
• Historical
• Epic adventure • Unlikely hero
Catherine Bruton studied English at Oxford University and has been juggling life as a teacher, children’s author and mum for the past fifteen years. As an English teacher she sees first-hand the impact stories can have on young readers – making them ask questions and see the world differently.
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