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The Toymakers
A Historical Fiction Novel by Robert Dinsdale
Subgenres:
- Magical Realism,
- Found Family,
- Festive
This book is for you if you're into...
- Magical toyshops where the impossible feels real
- Festive London settings with secrets beneath the surface
- Stories where wonder and hope survive even during wartime
From Little Stack
Whenever anyone asks me to recommend a festive read, The Toymakers is one of the first on that list. It tells the story of 15-year-old Cathy, who has run away from home and arrives in London, hoping to work at Papa Jack’s Emporium. This is a toyshop like none she has laid eyes on before. Opening every year at first frost, it is a strange and magical place where some of the toys seem to be alive and others can do impossible things.
A joy to read from start to finish, I loved watching this story unfold. The magic leapt from the pages, taking me back to the halcyon days of my childhood when Christmas was full of excitement, awe and belief. A must-read for anyone who is still a child at heart.
An enchanting, magical novel set in a mysterious toyshop - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, Stephanie Garber's Caraval and Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist.
The Christmas Emporium opens with the first sign of frost . . . It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment.
The Emporium sells toys that capture the imagination of children and adults alike: patchwork dogs that seem alive, toy boxes that are bigger on the inside, soldiers that can fight battles of their own. Into this family business comes young Cathy Wray, running away from a shameful past. The Emporium takes her in, makes her one of its own.
But Cathy is about to discover that the Emporium has secrets of its own . . .
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