num_pages: 384
description: A charming deeply imaginative debut novel about a young girl who is immortalized in her fathers illustrated books containing clues to their family secrets.Romilly Kemp and her eccentric father have happy but sheltered lives in a ramshackle mansion in the English countryside. To help make ends meet he creates an illustrated book with Romillystriking girl with red hair and a mole on her cheekas the heroine with her cat Monty. The book becomes an instant success and their estate is overrun with tourists and adventure seekers after rumors spread that hidden within its pages is an elaborate treasure hunt.As Romilly gets older and her father writes more books he starts disappearing within himself. She returns to his illustrations looking for a way to connect with her ailing father and finds a series of clues hes left just for her. But this treasure hunt doesnt lead her to gold or precious stones but something worth far morea shocking secret that is crucial to understanding her family.Written with tremendous heart and charisma The Book of Hidden Wonders is an unforgettable story about growing up facing mortality and discovering the hidden wonders that make us who we are.
language: English
title: The Book of Hidden Wonders
publisher: Park Row