The Daring Escape of Beatrice and Peabody
  • Published:
    Jun-2013
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    Print / eBook
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
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Bee is an orphan who lives with a travelling carnival. Every day she endures taunts for the birthmark on her cheek - though her beloved Pauline, the only person who has ever cared for her, tells her it is a precious diamond. When Pauline is sent to work for another carnival, Bee is lost. Then a scruffy dog shows up, as unwanted as she, and Bee realizes that she must find a home for them both. She runs away to a house with gingerbread trim where two mysterious women, Mrs Swift and Mrs Potter, take her in. They clothe her, though their clothes are strangely out of date. They feed her, though there is nothing in their house to eat. They help her go to school, though they won't enter the building themselves. And only Bee seems able to see them . . . Whoever these women are, they matter. They matter to Bee. And they are helping Bee realize that she, too, matters to the world - if only she will let herself be a part of it. With an arrestingly original voice, this book stays with you long after reading. Anyone who has ever felt lonely will find a friend in Bee.
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    • First Edition
    • Jun-2013
    • Faber and Faber (UK)
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0571297706
    • ISBN13: 9780571297702
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    • Faber and Faber (UK)
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0571297692
    • ISBN13: 9780571297696



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