Edie was born to a family of troublemakers. When her activist parents leave Paris to protest around the globe, her grandmother decides it's time she became a proper young lady and so sends her to the School of the Good Sisters. But to Edie's surprise, the nuns at the school teach genuinely useful things, like how to build a perfect library, cater for midnight feasts and make poison darts, and mischievous Edie feels right at home. When a school trip to Paris is planned, she worries about returning to the strict order of her grandmother's chateau - but things are not as she left them. Soon Edie and her rebellious friends are caught up in a mystery involving a precious painting, secrets from her grandmother's past and a very persistent burglar...

"Praise for How to Be Brave" - :

"This twisty tale is truly marvellous" - Independent, Children’s Book of the Week

"Quirky and joyful, this is also a tale of terrible loss, a sadness that is lifted, and two women's love for each other. Just the thing if you're holidaying in France." - Sunday Times

"Much like a delicious Victoria sponge (you'll get the reference when you read the book!), I savoured every mouthful, ahem, I mean page. It was funny, it was heartfelt, it was poignant, it was delightfully descriptive. A five star read from me." - Mini Travellers