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The Residents of Willowpond Manor
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Do you know what a Gharial is? Or what about a Mosasaurus? Or what an ‘Ursus' is? Vanessa does.
She also knows that she lives in Willowpond, that she's Autistic, and that she hates living at the orphanage as much as the people who run it.
She too knows that magic doesn't exist, that otters and mice don't speak English, and that the steep hill at the edge of Willowpond just has trees at the top of it...
Or at least that was what she thought, until The Brats forced her to walk up it with them, and they found, well, the title of the book probably gave that away.
But what it doesn't give away, is who they are, why they're there, and how they and Vanessa ended up needing each other, more than they'd ever know. And that's not even mentioning the mystery of the orphanage...
ISBN : 978-1-78796-188-3
Published: 08/05/2025
Pages : 318
Size : 234x156
Imprint : Bumblebee Books
Rebecca Benstead
After not having the greatest of childhoods, I found myself constantly escaping to magical worlds of my own, creating new stories and finding myself on otherworldly journeys every day. But when I was diagnosed with Autism at seventeen, I started a new journey, one where, at the end, I discovered myself. And starting to write down some of those other journeys was a huge part of this one. I now do things daily that I used to think were impossible, like going to work, having friends and even being happy. And I'm incredibly grateful for that every single day.
