Anastasia and the Dust Gnomes
The problem with skipping a bath is that somebody may already have filed a property claim.
Explore Book OneThe Adventures of Anastasia Finn
Sometimes the child’s explanation is closer to the truth.
A nine-book illustrated journey through family life, Georgian places, tiny institutions and a much older world that has not entirely gone away.
The series promise
Curiosity opens the door.
Anastasia asks sincere questions about ordinary things. The adults answer. Her explanations grow. And somewhere along the way, evidence begins appearing that perhaps none of this was imaginary at all.
Each book stands on its own as a funny family adventure while quietly adding language, memory, Georgian history and a larger mythology that will take nine books to reveal.
Series One
Books 1–3: the opening trilogy and the first widening of the hidden world.
Books 4–6: deeper paths, old places and the growing mystery.
Books 7–9: the long clues return, the missing pieces fit, and Betania waits.
The opening booksBook One Book Two Book Three
The first trilogy.
Anastasia and the Wind at Didgori
Didgori, a windy picnic, a snack-related administrative crisis, and several parties with objections.
Coming nextAnastasia and the Sacred Number 67
The first trilogy closes as a number that keeps appearing starts to look considerably less accidental.
In developmentGeorgia is not wallpaper
A real country at the heart of the stories.
The hills, food, language, old churches, family rhythms, roads and historical memory of Georgia shape the books. The magical world grows from place rather than being pasted over it.