Historical FictionYoung Adult
A dreamy coming-of-age tale set in 1929, as Lou explores glamour and secrets with the Cardew family.
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A dreamy coming-of-age tale set in 1929, as Lou explores glamour and secrets with the Cardew family.
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Laura Wood is the winner of the Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children's Writing and the author of the 'Poppy Pym' and 'Vote for Effie' middle-grade series and YA novels, A Sky Painted Gold and Under a Dancing Star. She loves Georgette Heyer novels, Fred Astaire films, travelling to far flung places, recipe books, Jilly Cooper, poetry, cosy woollen jumpers, Edith Nesbit, crisp autumn leaves, Jack Gilbert, new stationery, sensation fiction, salted caramel, feminism
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Moderate romantic content with some tension and implied intimacy; fade-to-black scenes.
Violence & gore
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Profanity
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Substance use
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Minor references to alcohol use in social settings; not glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Minor themes of class differences and social norms in historical context.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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