{"product_id":"9781471190391-the-incredible-talking-machine","title":"The Incredible Talking Machine","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gloriously gothic adventure with a magical twist, from an original new voice in middle-grade. Perfect for fans of Michelle Harrison, Sophie Anderson and Emma Carroll.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePull back the curtain and enter a world where mystery and magic take centre stage in a gloriously gothic adventure from Jenni Spangler, illustrated by Chris Mould.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Twelve-year-old Tig works at Manchester's Theatre Royale, cleaning, selling tickets and doing anything else that is asked of her by her tyrannical boss, Mr Snell. Tig will do whatever it takes to get closer to her dream – to become a Stage Manager and spend her days inventing new ways to imagine and build the intricate machinery and props that bring the exciting productions to life!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But when a strange new act – a talking machine – arrives at the Theatre Royale, it moves and behaves in a way that Tig just can’t work out. It’s as though it’s \u003ci\u003ealive\u003c\/i\u003e somehow . And when the machine appears to be hiding a dangerous secret, Tig must race against time to solve the mystery, before everything and everyone she cares about is lost forever.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A Victorian adventure full of ghost, gadgets and shifty villains, from the critically-acclaimed Jenni Spangler, who's debut \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Trick\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected as Waterstones Book of the Month.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for THE VANISHING TRICK: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A thrilling, original, evocative and eerie tale - I adored it!’ Michelle Harrison, author of \u003ci\u003eA Pinch of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A thrilling page-turner. Madame Pinchbeck is a gloriously Dickensian villain’  Abi Elphinstone, author of \u003ci\u003eSky Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Ghosts, gadgets, likeable villains and unlikely heroes: \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/i\u003e Trick is a dark and dazzling adventure’ Emma Carroll, author of \u003ci\u003eLetters from the Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A completely enthralling tale, oozing with atmosphere and originality’ Catherine Doyle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Storm Keeper's Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535941280118,"sku":"9781471190391","price":6.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31791573.jpg?v=1774283493","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471190391-the-incredible-talking-machine","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}