Girl About Time (Ruby Red: Book 1)
Kerstin Gier
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UK Price: £6.99
Format: Paperback
Age: 10+
Size: 198x129mm
Extent: 320pp
ISBN: 978-1-906427-64-1
Publication date: April 2012
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Every family has secrets. But what do you do if you find out that you are the family secret?

That’s what happens to Gwen when she finds herself unbelievably transported from 'out on the town' to 'turn-of-the-century London'. It’s enough to make any girl dizzy!

Then she discovers that she’s not the only time-traveller in the world. She’s stuck between the centuries with a gorgeous boy called Gideon and pursued by a sinister secret society determined to change the past. It gives a whole new meaning to dating.

A funny, thrilling and romantic time-travelling adventure series for girls starring a heroine as determined as Doctor Who.

Written by bestselling German author, Kerstin Gier, the book has sold more than 100,000 copies in Germany (published as Rubinrot).

Published April 2012.

Over 100,000 copies sold in Germany

As she fell to her knees and burst into tears, he looked all around the park. Just as he’d expected, it was empty at this early hour. Jogging wouldn’t be fashionable for a long time yet, and it was too cold for the beggars who slept on park benches with nothing but newspaper over

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"It took six months of pure writing time to write GIRL ABOUT TIME, but the brainstorming and plotting also took months...

I was particularly fascinated by the theme of time-travel, but I also wanted to embed a Romeo and Juliet-style story in the novel and make it comical.  There are surprisingly few good time-travel novels out there, so I hope you enjoy this one!"

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