{"product_id":"my-friend-the-octopus","title":"My Friend the Octopus","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons\n      comes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of The\n      Murderer's Ape! \n      England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height.\n\n\n\n      Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton\n      aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.\n\n\n\n      The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering\n      a talent for art, Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinary\n      beast.\n\n\n      She soon realises she can communicate with the octopus through\n      colour and - as a gripping mystery begins to unfold -\n      discovers what true courage really means ...\n\n\n      \n\n\n      The second middle-grade historical adventure by critically\n      acclaimed Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin's Dragons\n\n\n      A gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connection\n      between a young girl and an octopus at its heart\n\n\n      Strong STEM and natural history themes with an underwater\n      twist \n\n\n      Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaring\n      historical mystery and non-fiction elements\n\n      \n\n       \n\nPRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: \n\n\n\n      'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story\n      I love.' EMMA CARROLL\n\n\n      'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything\n      you hope it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE\n\n\n      '[A] beautifully fictionalised story' THE TELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 384 pages | Published June 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63969937686877,"sku":"9781913696405","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781913696405.jpg?v=1774371797","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/my-friend-the-octopus","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}