'Charming, alarming, violent and strange, a cross between Treasure Island, The Railway Children and Deliverance'!
Turnstone is the fourth volume of 'The Greatest Cape' series of novels, and follows on from The Black Joke, The Bernadette and Rio Sagrado, continuing the saga of the Potts and Prettyfoot families.
Pert and Rosella may have grown up and become respectable, but June and Bertronella carry on the family tradition of being thoroughly annoying and interfering in things that don't concern them. Even their boldness and quirky charm can't keep them out of trouble, and things get worse before they get better - a lot worse!
... who is Etherial Faun, and is her pet really a hamster?
... are those charming girls at The Emporium really going to be made homeless?
... can a small girl actually fly, and who will catch her when it all goes wrong?
... what will it take to turn the awful Mrs.Wheable into an auntie you can be proud of?
... someone makes the town an offer it can't refuse, but sinister forces are at work ...
... but mermaids, really? MERMAIDS? Oh, come on ...
What readers have said about Turnstone ...
"... full of entertaining incident, peculiar characters and gentle humour. The story centres round Bertronella, a decidedly odd little girl with unusual ideas about family relationships and going to school", "... wonderfully readable, beautifully written".
A hefty, rollicking read that will delight and absorb adults who haven't lost their childish sense of adventure, and children who aren't afraid of a few long words. There is one remaining novel in the series, Patience and the Pyrate, also available from Amazon.
