The Heart and the Hawthorn, 9781399750226
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Magical zoo, sleeping spell, and a quest to save everything.
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The Heart and the Hawthorn

A high-stakes cosy fantasy brimming with romance and magic

$31.71

  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    10 August 2026

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Summary

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 lynxes are incredible, she can’t wait to meet the zoo’s newest resident: a baby dragon. His enclosure is perfect, his food is prepped, and everyone is ready for anything.

Well, maybe not anything. They’re definitely not ready for the magical storm that arrives with the dragon; a sto…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399750226
ISBN-10:1399750224
Author:Laura Coleman
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodderscape
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:10 August 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
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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, where 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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