Book description
Lily and Georgie's father has been imprisoned for being a magician -
and they must rescue him. Yet the hidden jail is protected by dark
spells, and the girls' own magic isn't strong enough to break through.
Searching for someone to help, Lily and Georgie voyage far from home,
and find a powerful magician named Rose. But in a world of secrets, is
she all that she seems?
Holly was born and grew up in south-east London, but spent a lot of
time on the Suffolk coast. As a child, she had two dogs, a cat, and at
one point, nine gerbils (an accident). At about ten, Holly fell in love
with stories from Ancient Greek myths, which led to studying Latin and
Greek, and eventually to reading Classics at university. She worked for
five years as a children's fiction editor, before deciding that writing
was more fun, and easier to do from a sofa. Now living in Reading with
her husband, three sons and one cat, Holly runs a Guide unit. The Rose
books stem from a childhood love of historical novels, and the wish that
animals really could talk.
