The Miraculous Sweetmakers #1: The Frost Fair

A heartwarming and magical adventure, The Frost Fair is a dazzling historical fantasy perfect for fans of Frozen and Serafina and the Black Cloak. 

It's winter, 1683, and the Great Frost has swept into London.

By day, thirteen-year-old Thomasina and her friend Anne peddle sweets on the frozen river, hearing rumors of the magical Frost Fair that awakens there at night. They say if you can find it, Father Winter himself will grant any wish you have.

And Thomasina has an impossible wish: the return of her twin brother, whose death left her family fractured.

But once they discover Father Winter’s icy kingdom, Thomasina and Anne quickly realize the Frost Fair isn’t exactly what it seems… and that some wishes never come for free.

With a delightful fantasy setting and unique magic system, The Frost Fair is an enchanting look at the power of friendship, the way grief shapes all of us, and how love can warm even the coldest heart.

What happens when the only thing you wish for comes with a price you can’t afford?

• Historical Fantasy Adventure: Step onto the frozen River Thames during the real Great Frost of 1683, a magical winter world brimming with secrets.
• A Brother’s Love: Thirteen-year-old Thomasina is driven by one impossible wish: to bring her beloved twin, Arthur, back from the dead.
• A Magical World: Discover the secret Frost Fair, a wondrous place of ice beasts and sparkling magic that only appears after dark.
• Unlikely Friendship: When Thomasina teams up with the clever apothecary’s apprentice, Anne, they soon discover that some magic is more dangerous than it seems.

“A gripping, atmospheric, fantastical tale of atonement.” - Kirkus Reviews

“[A] blend of historical fiction and frigid fantasy characterizes Hastings’s debut… crystalline prose deftly conjures the protagonist’s guilt-laden internality alongside historical topics, including views on, and treatment of, mental health.” - Publishers Weekly