Book description
At twelve years old, any proper young lady in Regency England
should be sitting quietly at home, practising her embroidery and
keeping her opinions to herself. But Kat Stephenson is no ordinary
young lady. Kat's father may be a respectable vicar, but her late
mother was a notorious witch and Kat herself is the newest target of
an ancient magical Order. In the first thrilling instalment of The
Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson, there are highwaymen to
foil, sinister aristocrats to defeat and true loves to capture for
Kat's two older sisters. This is the first novel in a brilliant new
series for girls aged 10+
Like her heroine, Kat, Stephanie Burgis comes from a big, noisy,
loving family. She grew up in Michigan, USA, where, as a little girl,
she became addicted to reading and writing stories. Before Stephanie
became a full-time writer, she was a student of music, playing the
French horn. She won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to study in
Vienna, Austria, and later earned a Master's degree in music history.
Stephanie has had lots of different jobs, including teaching English to
teenagers in Vienna and editing the website of an opera company in
northern England. Stephanie now lives in Wales with her husband and baby
son. In her own words, "Writing the Kat books was my chance to
finally combine fantasy adventure and 19th century romantic comedy - the
two kinds of story I love best".
A Most Improper Magick
is Stephanie's debut novel. She is currently working on a further two
titles in the series. Visit
www. stephanieburgis. com
to find out more about the author, Regency England and
The
Unladylike Adventures
of Kat Stephenson. Yvonne became a free-lance illustrator in 1978,
since when she has worked with many of the major publishing houses and
design-groups worldwide. Yvonne Gilbert now lives in Toronto, Canada.
Yvonne's work has won many major national and international awards and
her originals sell in galleries both in the UK and the USA. Her work is
held in private collections including those of Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger, the late H. R.H. Princess Margaret, Larry and Barbara
Seeborg and Monica Seeborg.
