When the Maharaja of Brindor suddenly dies, his daughter, the Princess Alexandrina is left virtually penniless. Thankfully, Queen Victoria grants her a grace-and-favor home in Hampton Court Palace. Shortly after her arrival to Hampton Court Palace she is invited to a picnic with her new neighbors and is given the assignment of bringing a pigeon pie. […]
Review | The Tower, The Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart
2012-06-03 · by ·
Synopsis from Goodreads: Balthazar Jones has lived in the Tower of London with his loving wife, Hebe, and his 120-year-old pet tortoise for the past eight years. Balthazar is a Beefeater, one of the Tower’s guards. It’s no easy job living and working in the tourist attraction in present-day London. Among the eccentric characters who […]
