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About The Whalebone Theatre: A Novel
Product Description A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • A transporting, irresistible debut novel that takes its heroine, Cristabel Seagrave, from a theatre in the gargantuan cavity of a beached whale into undercover operations during World War II—a story of love, family, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation. “The Whalebone Theatre is absolute aces . . . Quinn’s imagination and adventuresome spirit are a pleasure to behold.” —The New York Times “Utterly heartbreaking and joyous . . . I just disappeared into The Whalebone Theatre and didn’t want to leave.” —Jo Baker, author of Longbourn One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, it belongs to the King, but twelve-year-old orphan Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household—her sister, Flossie; her brother, Digby, long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitcat, kitchen maid; Taras, visiting artist—build a theatre from the beast’s skeletal rib cage. Within the Whalebone Theatre, Cristabel can escape her feckless stepparents and brisk governesses, and her imagination comes to life. As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents on separate missions in Nazi-occupied France—a more dangerous kind of playacting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart. Review A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK “Gorgeous . . . Delightful . . . On atmospherics, The Whalebone Theatre is absolute aces . . . Reading it is like plunging into a tub of clotted cream while (or whilst) enrobed in silk eau-de-Nil beach pajamas . . . Quinn’s imagination and adventuresome spirit are a pleasure to behold, boding more commanding work to come.” —Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times “In an astonishing debut, Quinn creates an enchanting world and a cast of thoroughly endearing characters whom readers will be sorry to leave behind . . . A genre-bending delight.” —Jane Murphy, Booklist (starred) “Dazzling and imaginative . . . Peacetime whimsy gracefully segues into scenes of unbearable tension and heart-wrenching suspense . . . Combining elements of I Capture the Castle, Brideshead Revisited, and Charlotte Gray, this is a reading experience to be long cherished.” —Publishers Weekly (starred) “Destined to become a classic . . . Elegantly written and totally immersive, this is escapism fiction at its very best . . . Quinn’s debut is a wonder.” —Eithne Farry, Daily Mail “The Whalebone Theatre gives you wings . . . Slightly alarmingly, it is Joanna Quinn’s debut—how on earth is she this good? . . . Full of brilliant set pieces that pop and crackle with tension . . . Quinn handles her sprawling cast with ease and compassion . . . Reading contemporary fiction is rarely that fun . . . Just dive in and slurp it up.” —Susie Goldsbrough, The Times “My ideal novel . . . Quinn creates a world so rich with observation, detail, humanity, and heart that you are incapable of doing anything but drinking it in with greedy delight.” —Natasha Poliszczuk, YOU magazine “It’s astonishing to discover that this beguiling story is Joanna Quinn’s first novel . . . If you loved Elizabeth Jane Howard’s Cazalet series and Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle you’ll absolutely adore this. It’s touching, enthralling, and superbly written—an extraordinary book that deserves to be read and re-read.” —Emma Lee-Potter, Independent, #1 Best Overall of “10 Best Books to Read This Summer” “I was swept away by this compelling, beautifully written debut and its plucky heroine.” —Joanne Finney, Good Housekeeping “It’s the book of the summer . . . Honestly, I want to sound a trumpet and put out some flags. It is pure heaven from first word to last. It’s a debut novel, incredibly for something so assured and fully realised . . . Generous, filling, deeply satisfying funny-sad, every page crammed with life and experience . . . The Whalebone Theatre is one
