An engaging story about the power of community and giving everyone a chance to shine. - The Bookseller

This heartwarming, witty and touching story is all about hope and belief, underpinned by the power of love to heal grief. An absolute delight. - Daily Mail Published On: 2023-06-16

The Magician’s Daughter tackles important topics like bereavement, the shared comfort from being part of a community and the power of love to heal grief whilst delivering a heartwarming adventure full of colourful characters, stage dramas... and magic. The perfect book hug! - Lancashire Post

It will encourage children to love reading for it is a story which feels like a comforting warm hug in the form of a book. It is incredibly readable, accessible and a remarkably believable story given its subject matter. - Armadillo Magazine

An uplifting story that lots of children will be able to relate to. Reading it felt like a little bit of magic! - Books for Topics

A sparkling dose of wonder for our troubled times - Western Mail

Caryl Lewis is a Welsh novelist. She is a two time winner of Wales Book of the Year for her literary fiction and has won the Tir na n-Og Award for best children’s fiction twice. Her novel Martha, Jac A Sianco was adapted for film and won 6 Welsh BAFTAS and the Spirit of the Festival Award at the 2010 Celtic Media Festival. She is on the Welsh curriculum and is a successful screenwriter (working on BBC/S4C thrillers Hinterland and Hidden). The Magician's Daughter is her second English novel for readers of 8+. She lives with her family on a farm near Aberystwyth in Wales.