Georgia and the Edge of the World by Robin Boyden

A ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2022 shortlist.

Georgia has grown up loving stories of adventure – but she’s never allowed to have one of her own. Her adopted father won’t even let her leave the city of Angleston. So Georgia creates inventions with her donkey friend, Ponky, waiting for the day she’ll finally be able to see the world outside.

But then everything changes. A strange bottle washes up on the shore of Angleston, promising an adventure that Georgia can’t resist. It will take her on a journey to the edge of the world… 

Published by David Fickling Books

About the author

Robin is a freelance illustrator based in Herefordshire in the West of England.

In 2007 he graduated from University College Falmouth with a First Class Honours Degree and soon after completed a Masters in Art and Design.

Robin works in the picture book and middle grade fiction market and has previously worked as editorial illustrator. He has twice been selected for the AOI Images annual and has worked for numerous clients in the publishing and editorial sectors worldwide. His author/ illustrator debut ‘Gerald Needs A Friend’ came out in April 2021.