{"product_id":"incredible-talking-machine","title":"Incredible Talking Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn a gothic adventure, twelve-year-old Tig works at Manchester's Theatre Royale, cleaning, selling tickets, and doing anything else her boss asks of her. When a strange new act, a talking machine, arrives, Tig must race against time to solve the mystery before everything and everyone she cares about is lost forever. The book is full of ghost, gadgets, and shifty villains and was selected as Waterstones Book of the Month. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24 June 2021\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-year-old Tig works at Manchester's Theatre Royale, cleaning, selling tickets, and doing whatever her tyrannical boss, Mr. Snell, asks of her. Tig will do whatever it takes to achieve her dream of becoming a Stage Manager and spending her days inventing new ways to imagine and build the intricate machinery and props that bring the exciting productions to life!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when a strange new act, a talking machine, arrives at the Theatre Royale, it moves and behaves in ways that Tig can't understand. It's as though it's alive somehow. And when the machine appears to be hiding a dangerous secret, Tig must race against time to solve the mystery before everything and everyone she cares about is lost forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Victorian adventure full of ghosts, gadgets, and shifty villains, from the critically acclaimed Jenni Spangler, whose debut The Vanishing Trick was selected as Waterstones Book of the Month.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for THE VANISHING TRICK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A thrilling, original, evocative, and eerie tale - I adored it!\" - Michelle Harrison, author of A Pinch of Magic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A thrilling page-turner.\" - Madame Pinchbeck is a gloriously Dickensian villain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ghosts, gadgets, likeable villains, and unlikely heroes: The Vanishing Trick is a dark and dazzling adventure.\" - Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A completely enthralling tale, oozing with atmosphere and originality.\" - Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198g\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 133 x 198 x 25 (mm)\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781471190391\\n                            \\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenni Spangler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44101376016634,"sku":"9781471190391","price":5.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/6903bc4f070b610aea4807d95b4e672b.jpg?v=1632105356","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/incredible-talking-machine","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}