Little Spark by Jess Kidd - ISBN: 9781761045844
Paperback
Victorian gothic tale of a girl with dangerous powers and buried secrets.
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Little Spark

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    28 July 2026

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Summary

Richly imagined and marvellously unnerving, Little Spark is a full-bodied gothic Victorian-era tale of sublime invention.

‘Kidd has imagination to die for.’ - The Guardian

A 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.

For years, she was ‘Little Spark’, the star of an electrif…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761045844
ISBN-10:1761045849
Author:Jess Kidd
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:28 July 2026
Weight:444g
Dimensions:233mm x 153mm x 26mm
About The Author

Jess Kidd

Jess Kidd was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. She is the author of several acclaimed novels for adults, including Himself, The Hoarder, Things in Jars, The Night Ship, and Murder at Gulls Nest, and a book for children, Everyday Magic. In 2017, Kidd won the Costa Short Story Award, and in 2020 she was picked by The Times as one of the best emerging Irish writers.

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