The Museum of Lost Umbrellas
Published on 31. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-571-38572-0 (ISBN)
Description
'Enchanting.' Telegraph
'Exciting.' Daily Mail
'Brimming with magic.' Judith Eagle
Discover a magical island where the houses grant you wishes and the alleyways are secret portals . . .
A show-stopping new fantasy middle-grade series, The Cloud Witch Chronicles, from award-winning Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick!
When Dilly arrives on the island of Ollipest, she is unsure what to expect from her new life . . . She certainly doesn't expect to find magic!
Until now, the magic of Ollipest Island has been a well-kept secret. Then the Museum of Lost Umbrellas opens after many years of closure . . .
And when the museum attracts some unsavoury anti-magic outsiders, Dilly must unlock her ancestral powers to help keep the island safe.
A dazzling, epic adventure where witches fly with umbrellas, magical dogs walk out of the sea and pet parrots suddenly become humans. This will keep readers on their edge of the seats and leave them desperate for the next instalment.
'Exciting.' Daily Mail
'Brimming with magic.' Judith Eagle
Discover a magical island where the houses grant you wishes and the alleyways are secret portals . . .
A show-stopping new fantasy middle-grade series, The Cloud Witch Chronicles, from award-winning Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick!
When Dilly arrives on the island of Ollipest, she is unsure what to expect from her new life . . . She certainly doesn't expect to find magic!
Until now, the magic of Ollipest Island has been a well-kept secret. Then the Museum of Lost Umbrellas opens after many years of closure . . .
And when the museum attracts some unsavoury anti-magic outsiders, Dilly must unlock her ancestral powers to help keep the island safe.
A dazzling, epic adventure where witches fly with umbrellas, magical dogs walk out of the sea and pet parrots suddenly become humans. This will keep readers on their edge of the seats and leave them desperate for the next instalment.
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Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-38572-0 (9780571385720)
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Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
The Museum of Lost Umbrellas
E-Book
07/2025
Faber & Faber
€7.99
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Person
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is a writer and illustrator from Dublin, Ireland, who creates children's books across the age groups. Her award-winning titles include Izzy and Skunk, There, Owl Bat Bat Owl, and Hagwitch. Her debut YA novel, On Midnight Beach, received rave reviews and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Sisters of the Moon, also YA, was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. The Museum of Lost Umbrellas is a middle-grade novel, the first in a series. Marie-Louise lives in County Kildare and runs on coffee and chocolate.