{"product_id":"long-story-short-a-short-story-collection-9781472266736","title":"Long Story Short: A Short Story Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in print for the very first time, this unmissable collection brings together seven short stories from the internationally bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series, and one special guest tale from somewhere completely different. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Includes brand-new St Mary's short story \u003ci\u003eWhen Did You Last See Your Father? \u003c\/i\u003eand original introductions from the author**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom riotous misbehaviour in Victorian London to ingenious feats of scientific invention (powdered water - just add water ), and from a chaotic Nativity play starring a vengeful Angel Gabriel to an illegal expedition to Mars, Jodi Taylor knows how to spin a good yarn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristmas Past \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe Farrells are together at last for their first St Mary's Christmas, a time of riotous misbehaviour and the traditional illegal Christmas jump - this time to Victorian London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBattersea Barricades \u003c\/b\u003eA glimpse into the past of some of your St Mary's favourites characters in the throes of Civil Uprisings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Steam-Pump Jump \u003c\/i\u003eSt Mary's \u003c\/b\u003eMax is injured and tied to Sick Bay but obviously a good historian would never let that get in her way. Step forward, Mr Markham... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd Now For Something Completely Different\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWho would the St Mary's team be to turn down a little Christmas expedition to Mars? An illegal Christmas jump is traditional, after all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Did You Last See Your Father? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHave you ever wondered how things would go if Max's husband met Max's father? This is the story of what can happen if St Mary's doesn't like someone... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesiccated Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eProfessor Rapson breaks astonishing new ground with his latest feat of scientific invention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarkham and the Anal Probing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWhen Markham disappears in the middle of nowhere, Max jumps to the logical conclusion - alien abduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Donkey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA chaotic Nativity play like no other, starring a donkey intent on eating the baby Jesus and a vengeful Angel Gabriel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJodi Taylor is the internationally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's series, the story of a bunch of disaster prone individuals who investigate major historical events in contemporary time. Do NOT call it time travel! She is also the author of the Time Police series - a St Mary's spinoff and gateway into the world of an all-powerful, international organisation who are NOTHING like St Mary's. Except, when they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside these, Jodi is known for her gripping supernatural thrillers featuring Elizabeth Cage together with the enchanting Frogmorton Farm series - a fairy story for adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Bristol and now living in Gloucester (facts both cities vigorously deny), she spent many years with her head somewhere else, much to the dismay of family, teachers and employers, before finally deciding to put all that daydreaming to good use and write a novel. Nearly twenty books later, she still has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50376569684242,"sku":"9781472266736","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3c71fcb-55bc-4d94-879e-6051255ffa3c.jpg?v=1728601192","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/long-story-short-a-short-story-collection-9781472266736","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}