The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

Book Description

September is a twelve-year-old girl, Somewhat Grown and Somewhat Heartless, and she longs for adventure. So when a Green Wind and a Leopard of Little Breezes invite her to Fairyland – well, of course, she accepts (mightn’t you?). When she gets there, she finds a land crushed by the iron rule of a villainous Marquess – she soon discovers that she alone holds the key to restoring order. Having read enough books to know what a girl with a quest must do, September sets out to Fix Things. As September forges her way through Fairyland, with a book-loving dragon and a boy named Saturday by her side, she makes many friends and mistakes, losing her shadow, her shoes and her way. But she finds adventure, courage, a rather special Spoon, and a lot more besides . . .

Review
A glorious balancing act between modernism and the Victorian Fairy Tale, done with heart and wisdom.–Neil Gaiman

A mad, toothsome romp of a fairy tale full of oddments, whimsy, and joy.–Holly Black, author of Zombies vs. Unicorns and The Spiderwick Chronicles

Pure escapism.-Bliss

Get swept away by this charming book.–Vogue

An Alice in Wonderland for the 21st century… So effortless, so vivid, so funny. Every page has a phrase or observation to savour and her characters are wondrous creations.–Sunday Telegraph

A whole esoteric world of whimsy Alice meets the Wizard of Oz meets the Persephone story with a whiff of Narnia.–Independent on Sunday

Bundles of imagination and wry wit… This is a sophisticated world of forfeits, paradoxes and tricks. –Financial Times

…it is in fact one of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century.” Time magazine”T

this is a kind of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by way of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”–it’s the sort of book one doesn’t want to end.”–Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“[Fairyland creates] a world as bizarre and enchanting as any Wonderland or Oz and a heroine as curious, resourceful and brave as any Alice or Dorothy. Complex, rich and memorable.”–Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“This book is quite simply a gold mine.”–Booklist, Starred Review

“Amusing, wrenching, and thought-provoking.” –The Horn Book

“This is a kind of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by way of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”–it’s the sort of book one doesn’t want to end.”–“Publishers Weekly”, Starred Review

“[Fairyland creates] a world as bizarre and enchanting as any Wonderland or Oz and a heroine as curious, resourceful and brave as any Alice or Dorothy. Complex, rich and memorable.”–“Kirkus Reviews”, Starred Review

“This book is quite simply a gold mine.”–“Booklist”, Starred Review

“Amusing, wrenching, and thought-provoking.” –“The Horn Book”

Book Description
Gather up your courage and your wishes; grab a little pinch of luck – and prepare to be swept away, in a ship of your own making, to a land unlike any other.