T. Kingfisher, což je pseudonym Ursuly Vernon, je autorkou, která se v dospělé literatuře zaměřuje na témata, jež často zkoumají hranice mezi žánry. Její styl je charakteristický pronikavým vhledem do lidské psychiky, často prolnutým s nečekaným humorem a empatií. Vernon (psoucí jako Kingfisher) dokáže mistrně vytvářet světy, které jsou zároveň povědomé i podivně cizí, a nutí čtenáře přemýšlet o složitosti mezilidských vztahů a o vlastním místě ve světě. Její psaní je jako procházka zahradou, kde se běžné potkává s neobyčejným.
Alex Easton does not want to visit America. They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted. But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin - who went missing in that very mine - well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...
A charming, magical and sweet-filled adventure, continuing the story of Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse and Camembert the cat
In Paris, there is a cafe, elegantly furnished with polished wooden tables and an awning of striped gold and green, whose walls are filled with vintage posters advertising drinks such as Green Fairy Liqueur, Mermaid Madeira and Red Devil Lemonade. The cafe is owned by Monsieur Moutarde, and Monsieur Moutarde has made an extraordinary discovery.
Madame Pamplemousse is the story of Madeleine, forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant, The Squealing Pig. By chance she comes across the most marvellous shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse, which is quiet, discreet, yet full of delicious and otherworldly 'edibles' - Pterodactyl Bacon, Scorpion Tails in Smoked Garlic Oil, and Great Squid Tentacle in Jasmine-Scented Jelly. A quiet comradeship develops between Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse, and Madame's cat, Camembert. And together they create some wonderful culinary magic. Exquisite, beautifully formed prose that has echoes of Angela Carter belies a narrative that is full of pace. A wonderful fairy tale that will appeal to both adults and children.