Ever since their mother was wrongfully imprisoned, Clarrie and her brother, Will, have been forced to live with their negligent uncle in England. Uncle Len works as a ventriloquist in the nearby music hall, and although he and his dummy, Frozen Billy, put on a good show, Uncle Len is constantly drinking away his pay. Then Will hatches a plan to improve the act by performing as Uncle Lens second dummy and soon theyre making more money than ever. But to Clarries horror, just as things should be looking up, they begin to turn terribly sour. Author: Anne Fine. Illustrator: Georgina McBain.

Complete with detailed pen-and-ink line art, Anne Fines chilling Edwardian drama brings to life a wooden stage dummy who may just have the power to destroy an entire family.

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