{"product_id":"9781405987165","title":"Tortoise by Candlelight","description":"Author: Bawden, Nina\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781405987165\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover your new favourite forgotten female classics with the Mermaid collection\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eNo 5\u003ci\u003e:\u003c\/i\u003e Nina Bawden's \u003ci\u003eTortoise by Candlelight\u003c\/i\u003e with a foreword by Eve Chase\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Emmie Bean loves her family. But she worries about them too. Her mother is gone (no one will say where). Her father drinks instead of writing. Her younger brother Oliver has started stealing. And older sister Alice disappears on illicit dates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen there is their isolated house's menagerie of birds and animals, including Mo the squirrel and Murgatroyd the tortoise, all of which require Emmie's love and attention. When the Sargents, a childless couple, move in next door, Emmie and the Beans find themselves drawn to this welcoming but aimless husband and wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmie fears the darkness and chaos surrounding them all. But perhaps love burns bright . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48248282349726,"sku":"UBD-9781405987165","price":28.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781405987165.jpg?v=1788869213","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781405987165","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}