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Book SynopsisEd and his sister Roo are faced with the most boring half-term holiday in history: five days spent in the company of their elderly neighbour Miss Filey, and her ancient, smelly cat. But when they find a box of birthday candles in a cupboard in Miss Filey's house, their world is changed completely. These are no ordinary candles, every single one of them comes with a wish. There's only one problem: some of those wishes actually belong to someone else . . .
Trade ReviewThis magic adventure is a wish come true * Children’s Book of the Week in The Times *
Instantly engaging . . . elegantly balanced between classic and contemporary * Guardian *
A joyful celebration of living life to the full * Daily Mail *
Award-winning Lissa Evans returns with another warm-hearted, laugh-out-loud funny read * Sunday Express *
Pure delight . . . fizzes with creativity, wit, style and charm * New Statesman *
Very wise, very magic, very, very funny * Hilary McKay *
It seems that Lissa Evans only writes instant classics . . . she's one of the funniest writers for any age * Anthony McGowan *
I can't stop thinking about this beautiful and very funny book * Jenny McLachlan *
A perfect, flawless, funny, touching book, with the best grumpy talking cat of all time * Nicola Skinner *
A superbly funny misadventure about unexpected friendships and living life to the full * Editor's Choice, The Bookseller *
