The Whalebone Theatre
The Whalebone Theatre
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The Whalebone Theatre

Written by Quinn Joanna
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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 II–a story of love, family, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation. “Absolute aces…Quinn’s imagination and adventuresome spirit are a pleasure to behold.” –The New York Times “Utterly heartbreaking and joyous.” –Jo 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 household–her sister, Flossie; her brother, Digby, long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitcat, kitchen maid; Taras, visiting artist–build a theatre from the beast’s 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 France–a more dangerous kind of playacting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart.

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    ISBN
    9780241994146
    Publication Date
    August 3, 2023
    Publisher
    Penguin
    Original Publication Date
    June 9, 2022
    Page Count
    560

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