We're kicking off this week's DHH News Roundup with the stunning cover reveal for Abi Elphinstone's Saving Neverland (January 2023, Puffin Books), a magical and modern re-telling of the beloved J. M. Barrie tale.
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Number 14 Darlington Road, looks like a perfectly ordinary townhouse - at first glance, anyway, but magic is good at hiding ... when it's waiting for the right person to discover it...
Martha Pennydrop is ten, and desperate to grow up. But growing up is a tricky business. It means turning your back on imagination, fun and magic, because those were the things that led to the Terrible Day when something awful nearly happened to Martha's younger brother, Scruff, which would have been All Her Fault.
But when Martha and Scruff discover mysterious gold dust in their bedroom in their new house - along with a window that's seemingly impossible to close - it's the start of an incredible adventure to a magical world: Neverland! The Pennydrop's new house used to belong to another family - the Darlings - who once visited this world themselves. Now Peter Pan is back, and in need of their help. Neverland is in the icy grip of a terrible curse - cast long ago by Captain Hook. And only Martha and Scruff can save it . . .
A reluctant Martha and excited Scruff are swept to Neverland and into the company of the Lost Kids. But when Scruff is kidnapped, Martha must rediscover all the imagination, magic and belief she has buried deep inside herself for so long, to save him - and Neverland itself.
Martha Pennydrop is ten, and desperate to grow up. But growing up is a tricky business. It means turning your back on imagination, fun and magic, because those were the things that led to the Terrible Day when something awful nearly happened to Martha's younger brother, Scruff, which would have been All Her Fault.
But when Martha and Scruff discover mysterious gold dust in their bedroom in their new house - along with a window that's seemingly impossible to close - it's the start of an incredible adventure to a magical world: Neverland! The Pennydrop's new house used to belong to another family - the Darlings - who once visited this world themselves. Now Peter Pan is back, and in need of their help. Neverland is in the icy grip of a terrible curse - cast long ago by Captain Hook. And only Martha and Scruff can save it . . .
A reluctant Martha and excited Scruff are swept to Neverland and into the company of the Lost Kids. But when Scruff is kidnapped, Martha must rediscover all the imagination, magic and belief she has buried deep inside herself for so long, to save him - and Neverland itself.
Congratulations to the clients who all saw their books published last week:
- Every Shade of Happy by Phyllida Shrimpton (Aria, Head of Zeus) - hardback, eBook and audio
- Sarah's Gift by Anna Jacobs (Allison & Busby) - paperback
- The House at Helygen by Victoria Hawthorne (Quercus) - paperback
- The Generation Killer by Adam Simcox (Gollancz) - hardback, eBook and audio
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 | The Portuguese rights for Eva Björg Ægisdóttir's second 'Hidden Iceland' series, Girls Who Lie, has been sold to Trama (Ediouro) in Brazil. |
| Recently released in paperback, Tom Hindle's debut, A Fatal Crossing, is still riding high in the Saturday Times bestseller charts. The book is currently a Waterstones Thriller of the Month for August. |  |
 | Serbian rights for Victoria Selman's recent thriller, Truly, Darkly, Deeply, has been sold to Laguna. This marks the seventh territory sold for the book. |
| Finally, we are delighted to announce that Louise Beech's memoir, Eighteen Seconds, has been sold to Mardle Books. Mardle bought World Rights, in a deal negotiated by Emily Glenister, and the memoir will be published on 27th April 2023 in paperback and e-book. Eighteen Seconds looks back to the day Beech’s mother jumped from a bridge, her recovery and survival. To read the full press release, click here. |  |
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