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289 pages
illustrations.
Summary: Imprisoned in a tall thin house in the Great Black City with a bare cellar for a bedroom, she is forced to work by her wicked aunt and uncle. Clementine is never allowed out. Her only view of the outside world is from the high-up window in her dank cellar. All she has ever known is the Great Black City and her only friend is a cat called Gilbert. But Clementine has a dream, she has hope, spirit and pluck and not even the ghastly Aunt Vermilla and Uncle Rufus can squash that. With the help of her best friend, Gilbert, a very clever cat, she sets off on an epic journey that just might make her dreams come true. (Distributor)