K. A. S. Quinn was born and raised in California and studied History and English at Vassar College. For ten years she was the publisher of the Spectator. She has written for The Times, Telegraph, Independent and Wall Street Journal, as well as appearing on Any Questions, A Good Read, Famous Lives and Broadcasting House for the BBC. She is married to Stephen Quinn, the publishing director of Vogue. They live in London and have two small boys. She still reads children's books in bed, after lights out, with a torch.
A magical, thrilling, time-travelling adventure trilogy for for 9-12 year old readers. 'Move over Harry Potter.' Evening Standard
K.A.S Quinn was born and raised in California and studied History and English at Vassar College. For ten years she was the publisher of the Spectator. She has written for The Times, Telegraph, Independent and Wall Street Journal, as well as appearing on Any Questions, A Good Read, Famous Lives and Broadcasting House for the BBC. She is married to Stephen Quinn, the publishing director of Vogue. They live in London and have two small boys. She still reads children's books in bed, after lights out, with a torch.
A magical, time-travel adventure in the mould of E Nesbit.
*The Times*
Exasperated by life at home and school, Katie discovers the solace
of reading and writing her diary while hiding under her bed... and
wakes up in Buckingham Palace in 1851. Humorous, historical,
time-travelling adventure.
*Guardian*
Completely gripping, this rollercoaster time travel adventure takes
Katie, a contemporary New York teenager, back right into the heart
of Queen Victoria's reign. Landing unexpectedly in the Buckingham
Palace bedroom of Alice, Queen Victoria's younger daughter, Katie
is swiftly caught up in a terrifying world of dishonest courtiers
plotting unspeakable acts with the help of powerful helpers with
extra powers. The details of the life of the Victorian Royals are
brilliantly evoked while the adventure spearheaded by three
exuberant children rattles along at a cracking pace.
*Lovereading4Kids.co.uk*
One of the best books I have ever read.
*Sophie O’Loughlin, 10 years old, Mslexia*
a terrific story of a feisty Victorian girl who gets to meet the
Queen... Full of detail about the times and with a mystery at the
heart of it, this is a very enjoyable book,
*Guardian*
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