The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone av Jaclyn Moriarty

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<p><b>'Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket' – a Book of the Year in the i News</b><br><b>'A whirligig of adventure' – The Telegraph</b><br><b>_______________</b><br><br><b>Bronte Mettlestone is ten years old when her parents are killed by pirates.</b><br><br>This does not bother her much: her parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby. She has been raised by her Aunt Isabelle, with assistance from the Butler, and has spent a pleasant childhood of afternoon teas and riding lessons. Now, however, her parents have left detailed instructions for Bronte in their will. (Instructions that, annoyingly, have been reinforced with faery cross-stitch, which means that if she doesn't complete them, terrible things could happen) She must travel the kingdoms alone, delivering gifts to ten other aunts: a farmer aunt who owns an orange orchard, a veterinarian aunt who sp