The Heart and the Hawthorn

What if life was always rainbows and unicorns? Frida always wanted to be a zookeeper at the London Extraordinary Zoo, caring for endangered magical creatures. And while the LEZ''s unicorns and ghost lynxes are incredible, she can''t wait to meet the zoo''s newest resident: a baby dragon. His enclosure is perfect, his food is prepped, and everyone is ready for anything. Well, maybe not anything . They''re definitely not ready for the magical storm that arrives with the dragon; a storm that releases a powerful (and extremely gorgeous) tree fairy, who casts a sleeping spell over the zoo and everyone in it. Everyone except for Frida. Saving the LEZ seems like an impossible task, but Frida''s gotten griffin spit out of a white t-shirt - she knows that nothing is impossible. Her quest takes her on a wild adventure, into the past, where she realises there are more important things worth saving than the zoo . . . Perfect for fans of The Phoenix Keeper and The Spellshop , The Heart and the Hawthorn is a queer love story about following your heart - and what''s possible when you realise that every single creature deserves a voice.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Coleman, Coleman Laura
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.2026
• EAN: 9781399750219
• ISBN: 978-1-399-75021-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Romance, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Romance / Fantasy, FICTION / Romance / Time Travel, Mythical creatures: Fairies, elves and similar folk, Comic (humorous) fantasy, Romance: time travel