Miss Penny Dreadful and the Mermaid's Locks

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The final exciting instalment in the Miss Penny Dreadful series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby.

Searching for a new story idea for her aunts famous penny dreadfuls, Penny and Aunt Harriet decide to follow up a newspaper article about a mysterious mermaids grotto. Hidden down a secret passageway on the banks of the River Thames, the only way to enter is through a tavern, aptly named The Mermaids Locks.

In the glittering grotto, Penny and her aunt find a comb with some strands of the mermaids red-gold hair. Penny sets out to investigate - can the mermaid truly be real Also, why doesnt Mr Crowley, Aunt Harriets publisher, want her to write about it Meanwhile, another cryptic postcard arrives from Pennys missing parents. Nothing is as it seems in Pennys world. Will Penny be able to finally piece together all the clues

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Our youngest readers deserve such rich and magical book offerings. Though sophisticated, Penny Dreadful is engaging and accessible, with gentle humour, whimsical illustrations, intriguing history and mystery elements. * One More Page Podcast *

Author Bio

Allison Rushby, the daughter of an author, was raised on a wholesome and steady diet of classic English literature. Some of her favourite books, re-read countless dog-eared times include Rumer Godden's The Dolls' House, Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle and Noel Streatfeild's "Shoes" series. She has long been a fan of cities with long, winding histories, wild, overgrown cemeteries, red brick Victorian museums, foxes and ivy. She prefers to write with a cup of Darjeeling tea by her side and a Devon Rex cat curled up in her lap.


Bronte Rose Marando is a Sydney based illustrator. Her whimsical artwork is influenced by our natural world, a love of narrative, the unknown and all things mysterious and magical. When she isnt drawing you can find Bronte with her nose in a good book or wandering about antique stores.