The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book VI by Maryrose Wood

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book VI

The Long-lost Home

Maryrose Wood

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 13, 2019

For fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society, here comes the final book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed and hilarious Victorian mystery series by Maryrose Wood.

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Who it’s for
A Victorian-series finale pairs family secrets and looming peril with a distinctly wry sense of adventure.
Themes
Family identity and belonging, A family curse, Danger and escape
Pacing
Fast

About this book

For fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society, here comes the final book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed and hilarious Victorian mystery series by Maryrose Wood. Unhappy Penelope Lumley is trapped in unhappy Plinkst! Even the beets for which Plinkst is inexplicably famous fail to grow in this utterly miserable Russian village.

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Penelope anxiously counts the days and wonders how she will ever get back to England in time to save all the Ashtons—who, she now knows, include herself and the Incorrigible children, although their precise location on the family tree is still a mystery—from their accursèd fate. Her daring scheme to escape sends her on a wildly unexpected journey. But time is running out, and the not-really-dead Edward Ashton is still on the loose. His mad obsession with the wolfish curse on the Ashtons puts Penelope and the Incorrigibles in dire peril. As Penelope fights her way back to her beloved pupils, the three brave Incorrigibles endure their gloomy new tutor and worriedly prepare for the arrival of Lady Constance’s baby. Little do they know the danger they’re in! In this action-packed conclusion to the acclaimed series, mysteries are solved and long-lost answers are found. Only one question remains: Will Penelope and the Incorrigibles find a way to undo the family curse in time, or will the next full moon be their last?

Mystery with Mischief

A Victorian-series finale pairs family secrets and looming peril with a distinctly wry sense of adventure.

Come here for

  • Long-running mysteries finally moving toward answers
  • A resourceful heroine racing against a wolfish family curse

Expect

  • Comic touches alongside genuine danger
  • A finale shaped by tangled family ties

Where it sits

Mysteries & Detective Stories86%
Magic & Fantasy40%
Wolves & Coyotes33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

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  • Survival Stories
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  • Pet Stories
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Authors
Maryrose Wood
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 13, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Family identity and belonging · A family curse · Danger and escape
Reading lane
Survival Stories