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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

#1 Ministry of Unladylike Activity

Robin Stevens

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Puffin
05 October 2022

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I've loved the Murder Most Unladylike series, which is a cross between Agatha Christie and Enid Blyton, so it's a pleasure to revisit that world, this time starring May Wong (Hazel's half-sister) during WWII. May would like to return home to Hong Kong and the best way to do that is for the war to end. She knows that children make the best spies and along with her friend Eric, applies to join the Ministry of Unladylike Activity in order to hasten the war's end. But when they’re turned away, they decide to investigate the Verey family, who they suspect are passing on secrets... of course, they are going discover more than they bargain for! May is a wonderful drawn character whose feistiness is counterpointed by Eric's sensitivity and commonsense. Great fun, for ages 8-13 (and a few adults too!)  Lindy


The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.


Britain is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies.

Enter May Wong- courageous, smart, stubborn - and desperate to do whatever she can to help end the war, so she can go home to Hong Kong. May knows that there is no one more perfect to become a spy than a child. A child can go places, see things and listen in on conversations in a way that no adult ever can.

When May and her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. Masquerading as evacuees, May and Eric arrive at Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family. It soon becomes clear that one of the family is passing information to Germany. May and Eric know if they can gather enough evidence on their suspect, the Ministry will have to take them on.

But there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined.

And then, someone is murdered...

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Imprint:   Puffin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 27mm
Weight:   284g
ISBN:   9780241552711
ISBN 10:   0241552710
Series:   Ministry of Unladylike Activity
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 13 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Robin was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived. She has been making up stories all her life. When she was twelve, her father handed her a copy of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and she realised that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. She spent her teenage years at Cheltenham Ladies' College, reading a lot of murder mysteries and hoping that she'd get the chance to do some detecting herself (she didn't). She went to university, where she studied crime fiction, and then she worked at a children's publisher. Robin is now a full-time author, and her books are both award-winning and bestselling. She lives in Oxford.

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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I've loved the Murder Most Unladylike series, which is a cross between Agatha Christie and Enid Blyton, so it's a pleasure to revisit that world, this time starring May Wong (Hazel's half-sister) during WWII. May would like to return home to Hong Kong and the best way to do that is for the war to end. She knows that children make the best spies and along with her friend Eric, applies to join the Ministry of Unladylike Activity in order to hasten the war's end. But when they’re turned away, they decide to investigate the Verey family, who they suspect are passing on secrets... of course, they are going discover more than they bargain for! May is a wonderful drawn character whose feistiness is counterpointed by Eric's sensitivity and commonsense. Great fun, for ages 8-13 (and a few adults too!)  Lindy



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