A strange and beautifully written tale of Cromwellian London and fairy-tales come to life. After the death of her mother and the flight of her father, Coriander is left to the tender mercies of her Puritan step-mother and a fiendish preacher. Her mother was not of this world, however, and has left something precious and powerful behind, something coveted by a malicious witch who is manipulating Coriander's misfortunes and plotting her murder. Can Coriander travel between the two worlds, defeat the witch, rescue the prince and be reunited with her father? It's a classic fairy-tale with a wonderfully evocative setting, packed with danger and wonder.