{"product_id":"9781838856557","title":"Little Spark by Kidd, Jess","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kidd, Jess\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 August 2026 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages, b\/w map illustration\u003cbr\u003e143 x 222 x 33 | 454g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION PICK 2026'A sumptuous Gothic mystery' NAT REEVE, author of NETTLEBLACK'Kidd has imagination to die for' GuardianA secret cannot stay locked away forever Bodkin Bell, orphan, pickpocket and survivor, doesn't know where she came from, but she knows she's different. Gaslights flare as she walks past. Cutlery spins. Shocks fly from her fingertips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, she was 'Little Spark', the star of an electrifying travelling act - until it went too far and she ended up in a London gaol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow she's been offered a way out. A chance to serve at Point Mote, a vast, desolate house marooned on the misty Kent marshes. There, she will assist a reclusive family of cunning inventors in the creation of automata: miraculous, lifelike machines for which gentlemen collectors will pay handsomely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this house of wonders hides mysteries too. As Bodkin starts to question why she is really there, she unearths secrets that have been buried bone-deep for years - and a truth beyond all imagining. One that was never meant to be found.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58526180147581,"sku":"9781838856557","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781838856557.jpg?v=1786530132","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/fr\/products\/9781838856557","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}