DOTTY and the Withered Hand

A magical fantasy adventure for lovers of myth and folklore

De: Emma Warner-Reed

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

After a shocking discovery about her heritage sends Dotty into a delirium, Great-Uncle Winchester thinks a spot of sea air will do her good. But the sleepy fishing village is in the grip of a grisly spate of robberies – bearing all the hallmarks of rogue sweeps at work.

Can Dotty stop the thieves in their tracks? Perhaps, but she will need some dark magick to do it.

Synopsis:

When Dotty Parsons’ parents die in a tragic house fire, the young Welsh girl's world is torn apart. Sent to live in deepest, darkest Yorkshire with her mother’s uncle - a man she has never even met, Dotty feels lonely and isolated. But with the help of her best friend and former neighbour, Sylv, who is always at the end of a Skype call, and the kindly attentions of cook-cum-housekeeper, Mrs Gobbins, not to mention the humorous antics of Great-Uncle Winchester himself, slowly Dotty begins to call the Calendar House home.

Dotty soon discovers that everything is not as it seems in the big old mansion house, however. Strange noises are everywhere and, after a small boy falls down the chimney and into Dotty’s bedroom one night, Dotty learns the house is hiding a big secret: a whole race of magical chimney sweeps, living within its walls.

Learning of the existence of magick is discovery enough. But the house has yet more secrets to uncover. It appears that Great-Uncle Winchester is keeping more from Dotty than just the magical otherworld that lies beyond his study window.

Buy DOTTY and the Withered Hand today and join feisty tomboy, Dotty Parsons, as she strives to unravel the mysteries of her magical heritage. A story packed with secrets, danger and a just a little bit of sweeps’ magic!

DOTTY and the Withered Hand is the fourth and penultimate book in the multi award-winning DOTTY Series.

Award-winning magical fantasy fiction from #1 bestselling author, Emma Warner-Reed.

“Secret Garden meets Diagon Alley. Fabulous!” A. Vere, Harrogate.

Since the release of DOTTY and the Calendar House Key, in 2015, The DOTTY Series has received significant acclaim. To date, accolades include both Gold and Silver awards from Literary Classics, together with their official seal of approval for all three books, honorable mentions at the Los Angeles, New York, Amsterdam and Paris Book Festival Awards, and three coveted five star Reader's Favorites reviews (so it's quite good :o) ).

Look out for the final book in the series, DOTTY and the Heaven’s Light, due out later this year!

Here’s what people have to say about the series:

• "Author Emma Warner-Reed has penned a magnificent children's book with suspense that builds … highly recommended for home and school libraries." Literary Classics Book Reviews

• • "Dotty and the Calendar House Key has truly fired my daughter's imagination for the first time since Harry Potter. Beautifully written and exciting." Alexandra Vere, Harrogate

  • • "My son has just read the first [book] and thinks it's brilliant - high praise since he has very decided opinions about what he reads." P.Uglow, Harrogate

    • • "My nine year old twin boys were hooked in the first chapter. It has been a while since a book has had this effect and we are all looking forward to story time now!" Jennifer Anderson, Aldershot

      • • "He read it over three nights (and stayed up much too late on the last night to finish it!) A great read, and lovely to find a book that engages boys of this age without resorting to the usual stereotypes. We are looking forward to the next one! Amazon Reader

        • • "I read [DOTTY] to the children tonight and they were instantly back to being as gripped as they were by the first book. They both laughed out loud at the wonderful descriptions of Gobby in the kitchen covered in flour (again) and they cannot wait to find out what happens next." J. Johnson, Stallingborough.