A wonderful retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac by a best-loved and multi-award-winning writer, being published for the first time in paperback

• A charming and accessible version of a popular story that remains faithful to the original play by Edmond Rostand
• Will appeal as a Valentine's Day gift and also as a timeless story
• Geraldine McCaughrean is the author of the best-selling Peter Pan in Scarlet - the official sequel to J M Barrie's Peter Pan
• An author with a proven track record of great retellings, such as A Pilgrim's Progress.
• Geraldine McCaughrean has won numerous prizes including the Whitbread Children's Book Award (now the Costa Award) three times and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award

"This book's strength lies in the poetry of McCaughrean's language, the period flavour and the elaborate humour (successfully translated against the odds) and, not least, all those nose jokes." - The Sunday Times

"This is a jewel of a book. Beautifully written... this is a wonderful story for all ages." - School Librarian

"Written beautifully... it is a good light read." - The Big Issue