I, CORIANDER

By Sally Gardner

Synopsis

Coriander, daughter of a silk merchant in 1650s London, tells the story of her childhood - and of her discovery that she has inherited magical powers from her mother, who was a fairy princess.

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Narrator	Alice Barclay
Length	7hrs 30mins
Catalogue No.	617331
Publisher	Orion; 2006

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