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Harry’s burned down the kitchen (by mistake) and blackmailed Uncle Tristan into taking him along on holiday to a strange island, home to the bewitching Morning Glory, a host of bearded oddballs, only one tree - and nothing else but trouble. The ferry man did warn them, ‘Glerhus Dill Sotblug!’ But what on earth did it MEAN? And will they end up eating things on sticks? A hilarious tale from multi-award-winning author Anne Fine.

Harry is in trouble. He's burned down the family kitchen so now has to spend a week of his summer hols with his uncle Tristram - who's heading off to stay with a new girlfriend - Morning Glory - on a tiny British island.Harry doesn't expect it to be a lot of fun - with just a wacky competition at the end of the week to look forward to.He certainly didn't expect to discover all the beards.Or the angel on the mountain.Or the helicopters circling overhead all week.And he definitely didn't think it would be so wet . . .

A hilarious tale of a vacation on a remote British island where the week’s highlight is the annual fair with its Eating Things on Sticks competition!Harry is in trouble. He’s burned down the family kitchen so now has to spend a week of his summer holidays with his uncle Tristram who is heading off to stay with a new girlfriend — Morning Glory — on a tiny British island. Harry doesn’t expect it to be a lot of fun — with just a wacky competition at the end of the week to look forward to.He certainly didn’t expect to discover all the beards.Or the angel on the mountain.Or the helicopters circling overhead all week.And he definitely didn’t think it would be so wet….