The Whalebone Theatre / Joanna Quinn.
"An utterly enchanting, immersive novel about an irrepressible young heroine who becomes an undercover agent during World War II-a sparkling debut, by turns heartwarming and heartbreaking. One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, all whales belong to the King, but twelve-year-old Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household and their guests--her sister, Flossie (known affectionately as "The Veg"); her brother Digby, the long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitkat, maidservant; Taras, a hot-tempered visiting artist--build a theatre within the whale's skeleton. Cristabel is an orphan, mostly ignored by her feckless step-parents and brisk governesses. But within the Whalebone Theatre, she is fully at home and in charge, and her imagination comes to life. As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, chafing against expectations, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents working undercover in Nazi-Occupied France on separate missions--a more dangerous kind of play-acting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart. The Whalebone Theatre is a sweeping, transporting, completely irresistible novel, full of warmth and charm, humor and poignancy, passion and adventure-a story of love, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780593321706
- ISBN: 9780593467152
- ISBN: 0593321707
- ISBN: 9780241542835
- Physical Description: xi, 553 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
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- General Note:
- "Read with Jenna"--Jacket."This is a Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.Originally published in Great Britain by Fig Tree, an imprint of Penguin General, a division of Random House Ltd., London, in 2022.Publisher, dates, and pagination may vary.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC QUINN (Text) | 36015001875166 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC QUINN (Text) | 36015001877337 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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