![]() ![]() She hasn’t seen her mum for so long she’s largely forgotten her and they have no other family. Romilly can see secrets of a different kind in the pages her father has drawn, but she’s used to secrets. The public fall in love with the books and the idea grows that there is some sort of treasure hunt contained in the pages leading to trespassers at Bräer and some horrible encounters with reporters and photographers. Romilly loves looking for the tiny little additions to his main illustrations - a tiny mouse holding a forget-me- not, two miniature hares boxing, and sometimes Romilly herself being chased by a animal. ![]() She is preserved forever as a 9 year old in her patchwork dress and her red hair flying behind her. ![]() Featuring his original illustrations, the books follow Romilly and her Siamese cat Monty through a series of adventures at the circus, in a windmill and at Christmas. Romilly and her father live alone and struggle for money, when Tobias has an idea for a children’s book based on his daughter. This situation reminded me of a classic favourite I Capture the Castle, but Romilly’s story is much more than a coming of age tale. Romilly Kemp lives in the run down Bräer House with her father Tobias, an artist who is both inventive and eccentric in equal measure. This beautiful and original book hit me straight in the heart and I was reading the last few pages with a massive lump in my throat. ![]()
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