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ISBN: 9781857989991 - The Land of Laughs
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The Land of Laughs

Jonathan Carroll

ISBN: 9781857989991
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Edition: New edition


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Tom and his girlfriend, wanting to write Marshall France's biography, arrive in Galen, where they discover the writer's protective daughter waiting for them. Before long, they realize that the town and its inhabitants are not quite what they seem.

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For schoolteacher Thomas Abbey there was no writer to equal Marshall France, a legendary author of children's books who hid himself away in the small town of Galen and died of a heart attack at the age of forty-four. Tom and his girlfriend Saxony, wanting to write France's biography, arrive in Galen, where they discover the writer's fiercely protective daughter Anna is waiting for them. Before long, they realise that this idyllic little town and its inhabitants - both human and animal - are not quite what they seem: France's magic has spread beyond the printed page ...
 
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