The Threads of Magic

stewed plums. With custard.”
Yes, please, said Clovis. I love plums.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2020 by Alison Croggon
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First US electronic edition 2021
First published by Walker Books (UK) 2020
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