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y separately published work icon Mortimer Revealed : The Second Magnicicently Secret Diary of Martha Grimstone single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy  
Is part of The Grimstones Asphyxia , 2012 series - author children's fiction (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Mortimer Revealed : The Second Magnicicently Secret Diary of Martha Grimstone
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'Hello, I'm Martha Grimstone, sometimes known as the Magnificent Lady of the Upside-down Writing Act. When I'm not in the mulberry tree, I live with my family in a broken old house built by my Grimstone ancestors. My father died when I was a baby, but Mama and Grandpa Grimstone refuse to speak of him. I'm determined to find out what really happened. Luckily, Crumpet promises to unlock the door to all our family secrets. He's my baby brother, and he finds a touch of magic at every turn. The Grimstones: Mortimer Revealed is a gothic fairytale about a magical doll's house, a valley full of thirsty herbs, and a departed father who had a magnificent hidden talent of his own.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2012 .
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      Extent: 122p.
      Description: col. illus.
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      • For primary school age.
      ISBN: 9781742376899 (pbk.), 1742376894 (pbk.)
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    y separately published work icon The Grimstones Collection Asphyxia , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2015 8348821 2015 selected work children's fiction children's fantasy

    'Hello, my name is Martha Grimstone. Shall I tell you my best secret? One day I'm going to be Lady Martha the Magnificent. I don't know what my special talent is, but I hope to find it any day now. I live in a grand old house in a valley full of rare and thirsty herbs, which my grandfather uses to heal and comfort people. If only he would let me into his apothecary so I could work on my very own spells.....The Grimstones Collection contains four gothic fairytales about a giant egg, a magical doll's house, a stubborn whirlwind, and a school of very great tradition... ' (Publication summary)

         Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2015
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