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Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and kings who pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed. Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and kings who pulled swords out of stones. But now, the doors to the Otherworld have closed. 'Gamechanger... Will win legions of fans' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'I couldn't put it down. Pure magic' MARISSA MEYER 'Timeless' KATE BEATON Young Hag has grown up believing her mother and grandmother are the last witches in the land. But when tragedy strikes, she turns her back on these tales. Where is their magic when they really need it? Then one day they find a changeling in the woods. Confronted with real magic at last, Young Hag has no choice but to believe. She sets off on the greatest quest of her life; but can Young Hag bring the magic back? Or will she become a footnote in the tale of famous kings and wizards? From the acclaimed creator of Glass Town and The One Hundred Nights of Hero comes a dazzlingly imaginative escape into the world of myth. Young Hag ingeniously reinvents the women in Arthurian legend, transforming the tales of old into a heart-warming coming-of-age story.

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A gamechanger. Vibrant, vital and galvanic storytelling – Young Hag will win legions of fans -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies Entrancing and fierce, this is a coming-of -age story which speaks of courage and female power, lending space to the old Arthurian legends for a modern audience (of all ages). Young Hag is an absolute delight! -- Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora Vivid, stirring and magical -- Posy Simmonds, author of Gemma Bovery A gorgeous celebration of myths and myth-making, full of wit, wisdom and joy. I devoured this wonderful book in one blissful sitting -- Sarah Waters, author of Fingersmith Isabel Greenberg has honed a perfect style that feels timeless -- Kate Beaton, author of Ducks No one does it like Isabel Greenberg! I love her strange imaginary landscapes and bold, spikey heroines. Young Hag had me rapt from start to finish. Fun, funny and totally charming -- Lizzy Stewart, author of Alison Greenberg’s illustrations are wonderful – witty, uncanny, melancholy and funny * Sunday Express * Greenberg both tells and illustrates with warm, whimsical beauty * TIME *

Vivid, stirring and magical -- Posy Simmonds, author of Gemma Bovery Glass Town is a book to savour, a captivating mash-up of fact and fantasy, with something wonderful on every page. I loved it -- Sarah Waters, author of Fingersmith A totally immersive read into the world of the famous Brontë juvenilia, both of the fiction and its creators. The experience of this made-up world is so real, it brings us closer to the family themselves, and you feel like you understand what it was to be a Brontë sibling - gifted, isolated, tragic, and loved. Isabel Greenberg is the only one who could bring us here, having honed a perfect style that feels timeless, dark, and a little otherworldly. Who else but the Brontë children could appreciate that? -- Kate Beaton, author of Ducks An ingenious intertwining of real life and make believe, Glass Town explores the Brontës' creative impulse and its effect on their lives. It is the perfect combination of clever, crazy, and just a tiny bit creepy, and will appeal to anyone who has wondered about how imagination shapes us, as well as to card-carrying Brontë fans -- Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Peal Earring

A wild journey: an odyssey... A feat of narrative concision that is by turns dreamy, and gritty. If it's a fantastic comic - and I think that it is - then it's also one of the best books about the Brontës' juvenilia ever written * Observer, praise for Glass Town * A brilliant, bonkers tribute to the Brontës... Isabel Greenberg has done something extraordinary * Daily Telegraph, praise for Glass Town * Glass Town is a book to savour, a captivating mash-up of fact and fantasy, with something wonderful on every page. I loved it -- Sarah Waters, author of Fingersmith A totally immersive read into the world of the famous Brontë juvenilia, both of the fiction and its creators. The experience of this made-up world is so real, it brings us closer to the family themselves, and you feel like you understand what it was to be a Brontë sibling - gifted, isolated, tragic, and loved. Isabel Greenberg is the only one who could bring us here, having honed a perfect style that feels timeless, dark, and a little otherworldly. Who else but the Brontë children could appreciate that? -- Kate Beaton, author of Ducks An ingenious intertwining of real life and make believe, Glass Town explores the Brontës' creative impulse and its effect on their lives. It is the perfect combination of clever, crazy, and just a tiny bit creepy, and will appeal to anyone who has wondered about how imagination shapes us, as well as to card-carrying Brontë fans -- Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Peal Earring

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Isabel Greenberg is a London-based illustrator and writer. She is the author of three critically acclaimed graphic novels, including Glass Town, and has been nominated for two Eisner Awards. She is also the illustrator of several children's books and an associate lecturer at University of the Arts London.

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