{"product_id":"the-fortune-maker-catherine-norton-9781460763155","title":"The Fortune Maker","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhich is more dangerous - a future you can't see - or one that you can?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e London, 1913\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Maud Mulligan knows there's no future for her in London, in the rat-infested slum where she grew up. But in the tunnel under the river are fortune tellers, Seers, who will tell your fortune for a few pennies. And then there is Mr Mandalay, Seer to the king and anyone else rich enough to afford him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Mr Mandalay sees Maud in a foretelling for a wealthy factory heiress, she believes Maud can save her family from financial ruin. But how? And why? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world shaken by suffragettes, scientists, and the threat of war, what could a girl like Maud do to change anyone's future - or even her own?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Fortune Maker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A glorious book, rich with historical understanding.' -- Jackie French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I didn't want to tear myself away from this book! SO exciting - and immersive. Gritty yet mystical. I LOVED it.' -- Catherine Jinks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'With skill and great warmth, Catherine Norton brings England in the early 1900s to life in this gritty, rollicking, mind-spinning tale of danger and deceit that bristles with excitement and a generous sprinkling of magic.' -- Suzanne Leal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAWARDS\n\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted - 2024 Book Links Award for Children's Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catherine Norton","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43855198519539,"sku":"9781460763155","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781460763155.jpg?v=1691095628","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-fortune-maker-catherine-norton-9781460763155","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}