Charley has grown up in London’s West End. But her dreams of being a performer are shattered when she is sent off to boarding school. When she discovers that her theatre is in peril, Charley escapes, and makes a dangerous journey along the coast to save all that she loves.

Judith Eagle is the critically-acclaimed author of The Secret Starling, The Pear Affair, The Accidental Stowaway, The Stolen Songbird and The Great Theatre Rescue. Her books have been Waterstones Book of the Month and have been shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Children’s Travel Book of the Year Award.

‘A glorious kaleidoscope of a story . . .the absolute queen of cosy adventures.’ – Emma Carroll

‘A comfort and a joy.’ – Katya Balen