The Cuckoo Tree (Paperback)

Joan Aiken

ISBN 10: 0099456656 / ISBN 13: 9780099456650

Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK, London, 2004

About this Item

Paperback. The fifth book in the classic `Wolves of Willoughby Chase' series in which Dido Twite is back home in England - and as soon as she sets foot on English soil mischief awaits! Published originally in 1971, now re-issued with a stunning new cover.While her friend Capt Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido is marooned with the odd inhabitants of the Tegleaze estate. Soon suspicious things happen; a priceless possession is stolen, a boy kidnapped, a twin sister found and when Dido catches a glimpse of her rascally father in Petworth, she is sure she is in the midst of another wicked Hanoverian plot. Can she combat mass hypnotism, smugglers, and a gang of murderers to prevent the plot to put St Paul`s Cathedral in the River Thames? While her friend Capt Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido is marooned with the odd inhabitants of the Tegleaze estate. a priceless possession is stolen, a boy kidnapped, a twin sister found and when Dido catches a glimpse of her rascally father in Petworth, she is sure she is in the midst of another wicked Hanoverian plot. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cuckoo Tree (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0099456656
• ISBN 13: 9780099456650
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Mystery, adventure, mischief

About the Author

Joan Aiken, daughter of the American writer Conrad Aiken, was born in Rye, Sussex, England, and has written more than sixty books for children, including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.