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The Whalebone Theatre A Novel
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- ISBN: 0593321715
- ISBN: 9780593321713
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1 online resource (549 p.)
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electronic resource - Publisher: New York : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2022.
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| General Note: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Genre: | Fiction. Historical fiction. Spy fiction. Spy fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
"An utterly enchanting, immersive novel about an irrepressible young heroine who becomes an undercover agent during World War II-a sparkling debut, by turns heartwarming and heartbreaking. One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, all whales belong to the King, but twelve-year-old Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household and their guests-her sister, Flossie (known affectionately as "The Veg"); her brother Digby, the long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitkat, maidservant; Taras, a hot-tempered visiting artist-build a theatre within the whale's skeleton. Cristabel is an orphan, mostly ignored by her feckless step-parents and brisk governesses. But within the Whalebone Theatre, she is fully at home and in charge, and her imagination comes to life. As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, chafing against expectations, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents working undercover in Nazi-Occupied France on separate missions-a more dangerous kind of play-acting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart. The Whalebone Theatre is a sweeping, transporting, completely irresistible novel, full of warmth and charm, humorand poignancy, passion and adventure-a story of love, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation"-- - Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER ⢠A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠A transporting, irresistible debut novel that takes its heroine, Cristabel Seagrave, from a theatre made of whalebones to covert operations during World War IIâa story of love, family, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation.
âAbsolute aces...Quinnâs imagination and adventuresome spirit are a pleasure to behold.â âThe New York Times
âUtterly heartbreaking and joyous.â âJo Baker, author of Longbourn
One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, it belongs to the King, but twelve-year-old orphan Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the householdâher sister, Flossie; her brother, Digby, long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitcat, kitchen maid; Taras, visiting artistâbuild a theatre from the beastâs skeletal rib cage. Within the Whalebone Theatre, Cristabel can escape her feckless stepparents and brisk governesses, and her imagination comes to life.
As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents on separate missions in Nazi-occupied Franceâa more dangerous kind of playacting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart.
