The Abominables
- ISBN-10
- 1407133020
- ISBN-13
- 9781407133027
- Category
- Adventure stories
- Pages
- 235
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-04-01
- Publisher
- Marion Lloyd Books
- Author
- Eva Ibbotson
Description
How do you smuggle a family of yetis from Tibet to England? When Agatha Farlingham is kidnapped by a yeti on a mountain in Tibet, she soon discovers that the hairy monster is a clever and noble beast. His children are in danger from the modern world and he needs her help. She sends them on a top-secret journey to England and the safety of her ancestral mansion. But first she must teach them some manners. . . A rollicking adventure from the extraordinary imagination of one of the UK's most beloved storytellers.
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