The Heart and the Hawthorn, 9781399750219
Hardcover
Magic, dragons, and a quest to save a zoo and her heart.
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The Heart and the Hawthorn

A high-stakes cosy fantasy brimming with romance and magic

$46.00

  • Hardcover

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    13 August 2026

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Summary

‘The Heart and The Hawthorn is bursting with magic! You’ll fall in love with Lucky the baby dragon and all the wonderful creatures at the London Extraordinary Zoo while your heart breaks with Frida and then heals again. Full of adventure, love, and wonder!’ Sarah Beth Durst

What if life was always rainbows and unicorns?

Frida always wanted to be a zookeeper at the London Extraordinary Zoo, caring for endangered magical creatures. And while the LEZ’s unicorns and ghost…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399750219
ISBN-10:1399750216
Author:Laura Coleman
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodderscape
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:13 August 2026
Weight:660g
Dimensions:240mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

The Heart and The Hawthorn is bursting with magic! You’ll fall in love with Lucky the baby dragon and all the wonderful creatures at the London Extraordinary Zoo while your heart breaks with Frida and then heals again. Full of adventure, love, and wonder! – Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

About The Author

Laura Coleman

Laura is a writer and an artist who lived for many years in the Bolivian Amazon, working with rescued wild animals. They write and make art about queer love, other worlds, and kinship with other species.

Laura’s first book was a bestselling memoir called The Puma Years, set on the frontlines of environmental destruction. Amongst fires, deforestation, and the strength of a tiny Bolivian community, Laura met a puma called Wayra, and they changed each other’s lives.

You can still find Laura in the jungle, or if not, by the sea on a small island in the Inner Hebrides.

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