The Ordinary Princess
By (Author) M M Kaye
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
19th August 2015
2nd July 2015
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
160
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 9mm
117g
Young readers will delight in the story of Princess Amy - a fairytale with a difference. Crustacea, Prince Amy's cross Fairy Godmother, gave her goddaughter a curious christening present. 'You shall be ordinary!' she cried. But Her Serene and Royal Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne grew up to have the most extraordinary adventures . . .
M. M. Kaye (1908-2004) was born and grew up in Simla, India. Her grandfather, father, brother and husband all served the Raj. M. M. Kaye won worldwide fame for The Far Pavilions, which became a best-seller on publication in 1978. She also wrote a series of detective novels, including Death in Kashmir and Death in Zanzibar, and an autobiography, published in three volumes, collectively entitled Share of Summer- The Sun in the Morning, Golden Afternoon, and Enchanted Evening.