12 September 2024

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician by Sonya Anise is a Hilarious Rhyming Adventure Bursting With Mischief, Mayhem, and Magic!

Books Beautiful is thrilled to announce MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician, a deliciously laugh-out-loud middle-grade debut by dazzling new author Sonya Anise, an extraordinary writing and drawing talent with a wonderfully irreverent edge and wit akin to dream team Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake.

MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician is a deliciously laugh-out-loud story of a budding chocolatier who loves baking. Though he’s a food magician, his loathsome stepmother bans him from the kitchen, and sends him to beastly boarding school where terror reigns and prefects rule. Seeking sweet revenge he mixes a potion– fingers crossed–to cause commotion…

Told in playful verse reminiscent of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, it’s perfect for fans of best loved children’s classics George’s Marvellous Medicine and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Sonya Anise’s rollercoaster read appeals to adults and children alike, and makes you squeal with delight, fright and disgust! Bursting with vibrant full colour illustrations by the author on every page, from the first line to the last, this epic verse will grab your full attention, and you’ll re-read it again and again. 

Though raucously silly, Sonya’s David Vs Goliath saga is ultimately a heart-warming tale about compromise, acceptance, forgiveness and unconditional love, and helps children see that relationships aren’t black and white. Rather than Good conquering Evil, the sweet only child and his merciless stepmonster find a middle ground by expressing their feelings, listening to one another and showing vulnerability. As celebrated British poet Philip Larkin reminded us, many behaviours are passed down. Sonya optimistically shows that through awareness we can shed the past and, ‘Start ANEW!’

‘I wrote this story 25 years ago,’ explains Sonya, ‘but didn’t have the audacity to tell it. Determined to be heard, it whispered to me over the years until FINALLY I listened. And felt brave enough to say, “Hello everyone, this is for you!” I hope you enjoy it, and it inspires you to listen to your inner whisperings, and follow your dreams.’

Long in the making, it’s a comic triumph of outstanding originality worth waiting for. Sonya Anise’s extraordinarily brilliant book is destined to become a classic beloved by children, parents (and hopefully stepmothers) everywhere.

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First in a series of books (also written long ago), MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician will publish on 12 December 2024 in special edition hardback and ebook, and be available from sonyaanise.world, Amazon
, Kindle Direct, Waterstones and all good bookstores. If you’d like to support your local bookshop ask them to order you a copy.

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SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM sonyaanise.world


ABOUT SONYA ANISE

Sonya Anise studied art and design at Central St Martins, and worked as a graphic designer, art director, fine artist, photographer and interior product designer. Born in Dublin to British parents, she’s lived in many countries, and enjoys exploring off the beaten track in search of all things weird and wonderful. Sonya’s also passionate about cooking (and eating, especially chocolate). Being an ocean lover, she currently on a small Balearic Island working on her next book, and can be visited at sonyaanise.world

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