![]() He and Jin Lo also know the powers of the Avian Elixir, which facilitates transformation into a bird but is uncomfortably unstable. ![]() To get it back, Janie contacts friends she has not seen for two years: Benjamin and his father, and Pip and Jin Lo, all of whom were party to Janie’s adventures in Maile Meloy’s previous novel, The Apothecary.īenjamin, who has never stopped thinking of Janie, has been working on a sort of telepathic powder that allows a person to see through another’s eyes for a brief period, even on the other side of the world. One day, her science experiment, a simple way to desalinate water, is stolen, and she believes that the culprit is one of the parents – the blustery mining tycoon Mr Magnusson. Janie is a clever girl at a privileged American school. On another, it’s full of impossible, thrilling but always believable happenings. On one level, it’s rich in everyday realism. This is an utterly delicious read in so many ways. ![]()
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