This is a sparkling, original time travel novel - the story of Tom, who travels back in time to the 18th century where he meets a group of people who are displayed as monsters at Bartholomew Fair. Against a vividly-drawn background, Tom is able to help them tackle some of their difficulties, while at the same time acquiring the strength to tackle his own, modern-day problems. Julie Hearn was formerly a tabloid journalist, and studied Creative Writing with Philip Pullman, who is a supporter of her work. There has been much pre-publication excitement, including press coverage a full year before publication in the "Bookseller", "Publishing News", and the "Times".
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Other titles: Follow Me Down, The Merrybegot, Ivy, Hazel
Follow Me Down was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award
The Merrybegot was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize
Julie Hearn has been writing all her life. After training as a journalist, she went to Australia, where she work
