Little Spark by Jess Kidd SIGNED COPY available

'A sumptuous Gothic mystery' NAT REEVE, author of NETTLEBLACK

'Kidd has imagination to die for' Guardian

A secret cannot stay locked away forever. Bodkin Bell, orphan, pickpocket and survivor, doesn't know where she came from, but she knows she's different. Gaslights flare as she walks past. Cutlery spins.

Shocks fly from her fingertips. For years, she was 'Little Spark', the star of an electrifying travelling act - until it went too far and she ended up in a London gaol. Now she's been offered a way out.

A chance to serve at Point Mote, a vast, desolate house marooned on the misty Kent marshes. There, she will assist a reclusive family of cunning inventors in the creation of automata: miraculous, lifelike machines for which gentlemen collectors will pay handsomely. But this house of wonders hides mysteries too.

As Bodkin starts to question why she is really there, she unearths secrets that have been buried bone-deep for years - and a truth beyond all imagining. One that was never meant to be found.

Preorder now for delivery on 13th August - signed copies on 22nd Sept.

Join us for an evening with Jess, either in person or by Zoom here: An evening with Jess Kidd - Little Spark 7PM 20AUG26 In shop or by Zoo – Wave of Nostalgia

Format:Hardback 352 pages, b/w map illustration
Publisher:Canongate Books
Imprint:Canongate Books
Edition:Main
ISBN:9781838856557
Published:13 Aug 2026
Classifications:Historical fiction
Weight:454g