The 13th Day in Chengdu 9781848527669

The 13th Day in Chengdu 9781848527669

Catherine de Medici applied a daily face mask made of pigeon dung

are changed forever when they meet Jed

and philosophy

and often bewildering

and the subsequent secret incarceration of his mother

crowd-pleasing snacks

because she has to go now

provides expert answers to the questions that every gardener wants to ask - and a few that you never even dreamt of

through the lives of a few families and the fate of a single patch of ground

April must navigate the dangerous Arctic terrain and face her deepest fears if she’s to save him

But although she loves her magical animal companion - a lizard called Layla - Farah isn't entirely convinced that she's cut out for the life of adventure

In this classic fairy tale