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A Most Improper Magick mixes Regency England (a la Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer) with a more contemporary feel of spells, magic and adventure. In this first adventure for Kat, when she should be sitting down like a lady doing her embroidery, she dresses like a boy, cuts off her hair and runs away to London in order to win her older siblings their true loves but along the way she battles highwaymen, sinister aristocrats, wild magic and even ghosts.
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A Most Improper Magick Synopsis
'I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin. I made it almost to the end of my front garden . . .'
Kat Stephenson has just discovered that she's inherited her mother's magical talents, and despite her Stepmama's stern objections, she's determined to learn how to use them. But with her eldest sister Elissa's intended fiance, the sinister Sir Neville, showing a dangerous interest in Kat's magical potential; her other sister, Angeline, wreaking romantic havoc with her own witchcraft; and a highwayman lurking in the forest, even Kat's reckless heroism will be tested to the upmost.
If she can learn to control her new powers, will Kat be able to rescue her family and win her sisters their true love?
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9781848129245 |
| Publication date: |
6th August 2020 |
| Author: |
Stephanie Burgis |
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Piccadilly Press an imprint of Templar Publishing |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
248 pages |
| Series: |
The Improper Adventures |
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Stephanie Burgis Press Reviews
I loved the dynamics between Kat and her sisters. It added to the realness of the story and made it all the more funny ... anyone who enjoys a fast-paced novel full of magic should read this book - Guardian Onine
a treat of a book. Packed with magic, mischief and peril, it's a good old fashioned yarn with a 21st century heroine. - Iwasateenagebookgeek.blogspot.com
the very first sentence of this charming and funny book sets the tone ... this is an excellent book and as it is the first of trilogy, there is the promise of more reading pleasure to come . - Thebookbag.co.uk
Heartwarming, magical and full of adventure. I loved this book!. - Chicklish at keris.typepad.com
An exciting book for readers in the 10+ age group. A well thought out structure for its magical world - Midleton and Fermoy Booksellers
The book is not stuffy Regency but easy to read modern style ... a hugely fun and easy read that will have its young readers coming back for more . - Ourbookreviewsonline.blogspot.com
her story is a refreshing and exciting tale of society with a twist ... well written with humour, adventure and style as well as a flowing prose that I can see quickly becoming a must read for young ladies and a popular series of books . - Armadillo Magazine
A blend of What Katy Did? And Pride and Prejudice, this book manages to appeal to a modern reader. Burgis has written a winning formula and I am sure the next two instalments will be eagerly awaited . - www.writeaway.org.uk
A lively, fast-moving story with a high spirited, adventurous heroine ... historical fiction's answer to the ever-popular chick lit. A delightful romp through Regency England; girls of 10+ should love it. - HNR Issue 54
SB's debut novel is a more substantial foray into the regency world of Austen and Heyer than that of Meg Cabot; albeit with elements of J K Rowling thrown in for good measure .... An amusing and exciting first instalment - The School Librarian
About Stephanie Burgis
Stephanie Burgis decided to be a writer when she was seven and sold her first short story when she was fifteen. She fell in love with Regency England when she discovered the novels of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. Now she writes full-time and lives in Yorkshire with her husband, fellow writer Patrick Samphire, their son, and their crazy-but-sweet border collie, Maya. She wrote A Most Improper Magick while living in an old stone cottage in Yorkshire, where the story is set.
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