Theodora's Tea Shop

<p><b><i>'Occasionally, a book comes along that feels like real magic'<Br></i></p><p>Perfect for fans of TJ Klune and Sarah Beth Durst, <i>Theodora's Tea Shop </i>is a fantasy novel brimming with witchy magic, found family, self-love and lots of warm cups of tea.</p><p><i>Nothing is more dangerous than a witch with secrets.</i></p><p>Dorothy Louise Walcott should have died at fourteen. She is now twenty-three, timid, chronically ill, and yearning for a life she can never have. Her dreams of studying magic and publishing her discoveries feel impossible: even if license-less magic weren't outlawed, her family would never allow it. But if Dot stays at home any longer, she will wither and fade away. </p><p>So with nothing but a carpetbag and her ambergris tonic, Dot flees dreary Seafarthing for the capital city of Alliaster, where she tumbles headfirst into an apprenticeship with the most powerful witch in the city: Theodora.</p><p>Empress of an underground syndicate peddling magic through the quaint façade of her tea shop, Theodora is everything Dot wants to be: beautiful, witty, confident. An esteemed oil painter one day, a member of parliament the next, the many faces of Theodora have charmed power from the city's elite. Under her tutelage and in the company of the tea shop's eccentric staff - headstrong teenager Rupert, brooding and Byronic magician Lio, and the kindly spirit Belchambre - Dot finally has the chance to be her true magical self.</p><p>But the dazzling and enigmatic Theodora has more secrets than she does faces. When her dark past comes calling, it threatens to drown her entire empire - and take Dot, the tea shop, and the city of Alliaster with it.</p><Br><p>PRAISE FOR <i>THEODORA'S TEA SHOP</i>:</b></p><p>'Occasionally,<b> a book comes along that feels like real magic</b>.<i>Theodora's Tea Shop</i> is <b>both intimate and grand</b>, familial and brutal, and I'll be thinking about its witches and wretched spirits for a long time.' - <b>Emily Yu-Xian Qin, author of </b><i><b>Aunt Tigress</b><Br></i></p><p>'<b>This book is a true gem, with glimmering facets of darkness and light.</b> Jones' <b>lush </b>descriptions evoke <b>the dream-like quality of a Ghibli film</b>, while her worldbuilding harkens to the wider scope of books like <b><i>Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell</i> or <i>The Night Circus</i></b>. <b>Magic radiates off the page </b>and Jones' world feels both historical and otherworldly. <i>Theodora's Tea Shop</i> is <b>stunning</b>!' - <b>Moorea Corrigan, <i>Sunday Times</i> Bestselling Author of </b><i><b>Thistlemarsh</b><Br></i></p><p>'A lovely mix of<b> tender found-family </b>and <b>magic </b>that isn't afraid to charm and terrorize in equal parts, <i>Theodora's Tea Shop</i> doesn't hold back its punches or its hugs.<b> A tale full to bursting with vibrant, achingly struggling (and prevailing!) characters, and a landscape of spirits and spells that weaves together a delightful and whimsical world.'</b> <b>- Lynn Buchanan, author of <i>The Dollmakers</i></b></p><p> '<b>A feast for the imagination</b>, <i>Theodora's Tea Shop</i> is <b>filled to the brim with delicious characters, luscious visuals, fragrant twists, and delectable morsels of heartbreak, joy, loss and hope</b>. A <b>remarkable </b>book from a masterful new voice.' <b>- Benjamin Liar, author of <i>The Failures</i><Br></b></p><p>'Christy Anne Jones has brewed <b>a bewitching concoction</b> . . . <b>The perfect read for those who want a hint of darkness at the centre of their fantasy novels</b>' <b>- <i>Books+Publishing</i></b></p>