I had been there only once or twice, on school visits. It was where governments rose and fell in the House of Parliament named the Beehive, where lively discussions sparked over coffee in quirky cafés, where students drank to flashing strobe lights in the small hours of the morning. It was where laws were made, and where art was made.
When I first came to Wellington to study law, I came because it was the cultural and creative capital of the country. Seamlessly weaving whimsy with a dark side and plenty of suspense, this is a quirky love letter to great literature and loving bonds that can’t be broken. Along the way, you get to hobnob with characters from literary classics including Dorian Gray and Sherlock Holmes, the Scarlet Pimpernel, David Copperfield, characters from Dicken’s Great Expectations, and Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights.
The story is a magic portal to the streets of Wellington and the Victorian era. It asks big questions - What do we owe each other? Is protecting someone an act of love or condescension? - and digs into the dangerous fallout of keeping secrets, even with the best of intentions. A big, life-changing adventure is afoot.Īmidst all the action, this is also an emotional look at family, loyalty, and self-identity. Soon, he and the reluctantly recruited Rob learn of a Victorian-era street that exists in the shadows of Wellington.
Rob sags under the burden of protecting Charley - from himself and others - and wonders if his own normalcy means he’s ordinary, boring, less-than his gifted brother.Īs an adult, Charley has mostly curbed his powers, but one day, a conjured character slips out of his control with unsettling and perilous results. As you might expect, this gift has unintended consequences, not least of which is the resentment harbored by Charley’s beloved older brother Rob.Īlthough the boys share a very close bond, their relationship has always been fraught. What if you could conjure your favorite characters from the pages of their books into real life? What adventures could you have together? And what could possibly go wrong?įor as long as he can remember, Charley Sutherland has had a magical ability he’s tried to hide: He can bring fictional characters from books into the real world.
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