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Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop

Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop

by RupertKingfisher (Author)

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    Hardcover 2010

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Synopsis

It's winter in Paris and Madeleine is having problems at school. A new girl, Mirabelle, is bullying her. Madeleine is too ashamed to ask for help from her friends, Madame Pamplemousse and Camembert, but she's befriended by a woman called Madame Bonbon, who runs an alluring-looking sweet shop. The sweets Madame Bonbon gives Madeleine have the most bewitching effect, at first making her feel much stronger and able to confront Mirabelle. However, soon they start drawing her into a strange, enchanted world from which she finds she cannot escape. Madame Bonbon is really someone else in disguise - an old enemy from Madame Pamplemousse's past, who has come to Paris seeking her revenge ...

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 176
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 06 Sep 2010
ISBN 10: 1408805057
ISBN 13: 9781408805053
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: The third in the magical Madeleine and Madame Pamplemousse series Delightful hardback format with delectable black-and-white illustrations makes it the perfect gift Published alongside the paperback of Madame Pamplemousse and the Time-Travelling Cafe

Media Reviews
Praise for Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles: 'Enchanting debut ... witty, warm-hearted and as delectable as one of the dishes it describes, this is as much a hymn to the culinary arts as to the magic of kindness, and is recommended for 6-9s' Amanda Craig, The Times Praise for Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop: 'A charming, magical and sweet-filled adventure' Primary Times 'I love this book because it is extremely fast moving ... When I was reading it I didn't get to sleep till late because I was so hooked in with the magic! At times it's gripping and packed with adventures and at other times it's mysterious and dramatic. Anyone who loves a fantastic drama would thoroughly enjoy this interesting book of revealing secrets. Also when I saw the pictures I fell in love with them!' Guardian 'It is a very sophisticated book that works on several levels ... The story is extremely redolent both of Paris and of fairy tales. The author combines them very cleverly. Indeed, it is reminiscent of the magical realism of Angela Carter' School Librarian
Author Bio
Rupert Kingfisher's first two books, Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles and Madame Pamplemousse and the Time-Travelling Cafe, were highly acclaimed. His favourite authors as a child were Roald Dahl, Susan Cooper and Ursula le Guin. He also loved American horror comics and French cartoon books such as Asterix and Tintin. It was on a family holiday to Paris that he discovered Tintin - and also ate anchovies for the first time. He says that both experiences were equally life changing. Rupert studied Philosophy at Bristol University and Play Writing at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Rupert has had plays performed in Dublin, Edinburgh, London and on BBC Radio 4. He grew up in Oxfordshire and now lives in Brentford, Middlesex.