Preview :: The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat by Kate Temple

I might have already said here that I really think middlegrade books (ie for readers 8 to 12, ish, sometimes called “older readers” in book shops) are having a moment right now. I feel like the Aussie middlegrade space in particular is so exciting – there are so many amazing looking titles out and coming out soon. Also, on a more personal note, it’s kind of perfect timing for me as my daughter turned 8 this year so we are enjoying a lot of these fab titles together.

The latest fab Aussie middlegrade title to arrive at our place is this one – The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat, by Kate Temple, which was kindly sent to us by the lovely team at Hachette.

Trilby Moffat is Temple’s first solo book, after co-authoring a bunch of great picture books and junior fiction with her husband, and I’ve been eager to get my hands on it since I saw it announced. It is out at the end of September – I’ll be back closer to release with a review. In the mean time you can check out the synopsis below, add it to goodreads here, and pre-order where ever you get your books!

xo Bron
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Synopsis of The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat by Kate Temple

This is NOT just any old book. THIS is a legal document. It contains a truthful record of how Trilby Moffat was accidentally promoted to the most important job that ever existed. The job of Time Keeper.

A mystery illness is making people bake ancient cakes, speak dead languages and then fall asleep and never wake up. When Trilby Moffat’s mother catches this strange sickness, Trilby must find her only other surviving relative, a 300-year-old aunt who lives in a secret antique shop on the edge of time.

Ahead of Trilby lies an unusual inheritance, an opportunity that will never be repeated and a man in a top hat who will try to kill her . . . more than once.

This is the story of how one ordinary girl finds herself on a deliciously fast-paced adventure, fleeing to an island where time doesn’t exist, cats are particularly rude and cake is always on the menu. Here she will take on the most treacherous job of all time. Well . . . outside of time, to be precise.