About Wishhobbler:
Somewhere in the damp, twisting alleyways of an alternate 19th Century slum there lives a hideous freak of nature. Driven by poverty, Spin & her makeshift family move to the Songwynds in search of work. There they share a tiny, rat-infested room with their adoptive Ma: a ferocious wishhobbler. A monster of a mother & the mother of all monsters, the wishhobbler’s viciousness has caused fear & mayhem among the slum dwellers. Unable to hit back, her victims set their attention to Spin. An outsider wherever she goes – haunted by thugs & bullies – Spin finds a way to enter the carefully guarded, lethal world of Victorian Racing Televisions. When the wishhobbler disrupts the carefully laid plans of the Racers, Spin finds herself at the centre of a deadly confrontation. But it’s with the revelation of a centuries old Knight of the Implicate Order that things really take a turn for the worse …
Featuring over 50 stunning illustrations, this dark urban fairy tale is a must for anyone who’s ever been bored, bullied or lived with a monster.
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Author Bio:
Francis O’Dowd is a Scottish writer and illustrator whose pen and ink drawings perfectly complement his Pythonesque storytelling: the whimsical & surreal against the grittiness of everyday life. For many years he was the chairperson of a youth music charity. He has recorded several albums of music including full length soundtracks for his novels Wishhobbler and Hopesgrave Easily. His YouTube channel features book trailers, music videos and readings. Francis lives in Scotland with his wife, their daughter and two sons, several dogs and Guinea pigs, and has a time machine parked in the back garden. He was once asked for his autograph by Tom Baker, who used to be terribly famous.