The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam *Pre-order
The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam *Pre-order
- This title is publishing on 11th September 2025
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A mythical timeslip story about family, love, loss and memory, with an epic sea voyage at its heart, inspired by the legend of Odysseus
“A stunning blend of Greek mythology and heartfelt family drama, The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam will captivate middle-grade readers. Inspired by the legend of Odysseus, this moving tale offers a rich, emotional experience that explores the impact of dementia within a family. With an epic sea voyage and a quest filled with mythical adventure, this is a must-read for fans of both timeless myths and contemporary, relatable storytelling.”
~Sarah
Phoebe dreams of becoming an artist like her grandmother, Cass, a brilliant storyteller who has passed on her love of Greek myths to Phoebe. But Cass is disappearing before Phoebe's eyes, lost to a cruel illness that is destroying her memory. When Phoebe ruins Cass's seascape inspired by childhood holidays on the Greek island of Ithaca, she is mysteriously swept away to a fantasy world that resembles her favourite myth of all - The Odyssey.
There Phoebe is caught up in a young boy's mission to find his long-lost father - a shipbuilder to King Odysseus, last seen going off to fight in the Trojan War - and faces an epic quest of her own. To seek the shape-shifting monster whose ravenous and growing power may hold the key to Phoebe fighting her own demons. Only by defeating the monster and facing her fears, will she have any hope of finding her way home and back to Cass.
Annelise Gray was born in Bermuda and moved to the UK as a child. She grew up riding horses and dreaming of becoming a writer. She's previously published a history of the women of the Roman Empire and a crime novel set in the Roman Republic. Annelise's debut children's novel, Circus Maximus: Race to the Death, was published in 2021. Annelise lives with her husband in Dorset where she teaches Latin.
Number of pages: 240
Reading age guide: 8 to 12 years
Publication date: 11th September 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury
ISBN: 9781035911011
Format: Paperback
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