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Aisling and Julie are bickering on a night out when they are almost run over\u00c2\u00a0by a white horse with a red mane. Something strange is going on. The city\u00c2\u00a0of Dublin looks changed. Bits of it are familiar, but three castles blaze on the\u00c2\u00a0horizon, the pigeons and seagulls are at war with one another and a talking\u00c2\u00a0door-knocker leads them to a floating head – they’re definitely a long way\u00c2\u00a0from home. When they discover that the city has three queens, all fighting\u00c2\u00a0for power, and that strict rules have been imposed on its residents, they\u00c2\u00a0decide it’s time to get out of there, and fast.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can Julie and Aisling find the Wormwood Gate and get back to Mortal\u00c2\u00a0Realms? And, despite their differences, could it be possible that they like\u00c2\u00a0each other more than they first thought? This urban fantasy debut with a\u00c2\u00a0shining sense of humour and a subtle love story sparkles with all the beauty\u00c2\u00a0and strangeness of\u00c2\u00a0Alice in Wonderland<\/span><\/p>\n

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A brilliant fantasy debut for young adults, sparkling with all the wonderful strangeness of Alice in Wonderland, but in a world all its own.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[24],"product_tag":[26862,27410],"class_list":{"0":"post-104393","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-childrens-fiction","6":"product_tag-childrens-teenage-fiction-fantasy-magical-realism","7":"product_tag-childrens-teenage-personal-social-issues-sexuality-relationships","8":"pa_book_author-farmar-katherine","9":"pa_cover-paperback","10":"pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","11":"pa_imprint-little-island-books","12":"pa_language-english","13":"pa_pages-8913","14":"pa_publisher-little-island","15":"pa_readership-young-adult-code-c","17":"first","18":"onbackorder","19":"taxable","20":"shipping-taxable","21":"purchasable","22":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\nWormwood Gate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aisling and Julie are bickering on a night out when they are almost run over\u00c2\u00a0by a white horse with a red mane. 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