{"product_id":"9781913101053-the-extremely-inconvenient-adventures-of-bronte-mettlestone","title":"The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA witty and entertaining magical novel telling the story of a ten-year-old girl and her quest to visit all ten aunts in order to discover the fate of her parents - were they really killed by pirates at sea? Encountering dragons, witches and water-sprites among others, Bronte is taken on an adventure she could only have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket' – a Book of the Year in the i News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A whirligig of adventure' – The Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronte Mettlestone is ten years old when her parents are killed by pirates.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis does not bother her much: her parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby. She has been raised by her Aunt Isabelle, with assistance from the Butler, and has spent a pleasant childhood of afternoon teas and riding lessons. Now, however, her parents have left detailed instructions for Bronte in their will. (Instructions that, annoyingly, have been reinforced with faery cross-stitch, which means that if she doesn't complete them, terrible things could happen) She must travel the kingdoms alone, delivering gifts to ten other aunts: a farmer aunt who owns an orange orchard, a veterinarian aunt who specializes in dragon care, a pair of aunts who captain a cruise ship, and a former rock star aunt who is now the reigning monarch of a small kingdom.\u003cbr\u003eBut as she travels from aunt to aunt, Bronte suspects there might be more to this journey than the simple delivery of treasure; though little does she suspect that she will have to play such a big part in the extraordinary events that follow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans will also love book II in the series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781913101107 \u003ci\u003eThe Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57416980234614,"sku":"9781913101053","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39934031.jpg?v=1772794437","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913101053-the-extremely-inconvenient-adventures-of-bronte-mettlestone","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}