![]() ![]() Kat’s step-mother has a solution - marry Elissa off to Sir Neville Collingwood, one of the wealthiest men in England. There is little prospect of Mr Stephenson, a respectable vicar, of restoring the family’s position as his own reputation was damaged by the fact that his first wife – Kat’s mother – was a notorious and flagrant witch. Eldest son, Charles, has gambled away the family’s fortune and does little but sit in his room since being sent down from Oxford University for bad behaviour. The Stephenson family stands on the verge of ruin. ![]() ![]() Her eldest sister, Elissa, drags her back before she even gets to the bottom of the garden. 12-year-old Kat Stephenson has chopped off her hair, put on boy’s clothing and is running away from home to save her family’s fortune. In the first thrilling instalment of The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson, Kat sets out to win her older siblings their true loves, battling highwaymen, sinister aristocrats, wild magic and even ghosts along the way. Kat’s father may be a respectable vicar, but her late mother was a notorious witch, her brother has gambled the family into debt, and Kat herself is the newest target of an ancient and secretive magical Order. At twelve years old, any proper young lady should be sitting quietly at home, practising her embroidery, learning French and keeping her opinions to herself.īut Kat Stephenson is no ordinary young lady. ![]()
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