“Joan Aiken is a marvel.” The GuardianFrom the beloved author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase,comes an extraordinary collection of adventures. Published here as a brand-new anthology for the very firsttime, each story introduces readers to a host of strange and wonderfulcharacters as well as magical and imaginary parts of the city we never knewexisted – an ancient and rather wild part of London called Rumbury Town. Introduced by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, best-selling authorof The Girl of Ink and Stars, this beautiful gift edition hardback, isthe perfect read for children thirsty for classic adventure and fun.