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‘Look.’ She tilted the marionette’s body to the inquisitive flame. ‘It’s as if the Thames did the painting for me. And anyway, when people watch our shows, the dragon changes colour in their hearts. I think they mind-paint the dragon in the colours of their dreams.' Always on guard for Big Ben’s call that announces the dangerous Pea Soup fog is on its way, Wren spends her days searching the Thames foreshore for little treasures while her dad tries to earn a feeble living by performing in the Piazza of Covent Garden.

Antonio, a wealthy and popular merchant, is in financial difficulty. He approaches a Jewish money lender, Shylock, who agrees to provide 3000 ducats, with a very curious bond – a pound of the merchant’s flesh, to be levied if Antonio fails to make a timely repayment. Feeling confident that his argosies will arrive in time to cover the debt, Antonio agrees to this bizarre transaction.

Dora Wentworth is born out of wedlock in one of the poorest parts of Liverpool. Abandoned by her family, she is brought by God into the arms of a childless fisherman and his wife. But life is cruel, and when an accident prevents the fisherman from working, they are forced to give her up to the orphanage. As Dora grows, neglected and alone, she almost gives up on her dreams of one day having a home and a love she can call her own. Then, through the kindness of a stranger, Dora discovers that there is always hope and embarks on a path that might finally lead her to the family she has dreamed of.

Rain, Snow, Sleet or Hail? Well, if you live in the village of Pennywhistle, you just might see all of those in the same day! Add in lightning storms, tornadoes and perhaps a skiddle-skaddle skunk, and you have the third installment of the Hobart Hucklebuck fantasy series.