The Phoenix Crown including cage birds laced with subterfuge

laced with subterfuge

The second book in the laugh-out-loud cartoon-filled adventure series for 7+ readers

‘Had me gripped right from the beginning’

animals and flowers to dress the dolls and decorate the pages

and some you've never heard of--the delights of the honey possum and the mysteries of the saola await

The Phoenix Crown including cage birds laced with subterfugeSan Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden haired, silver voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose