At twelve, Cordelia Arbuthnot has two major worries.

One is whether she should be fancying boys yet. The other is whether her long surname will make it too expensive to have gold lettering at the bottom of her soon to be famous books.

Cordelia longs to be a famous writer, but not like her aunt.

Everyone loves her aunt's books, but Cordelia is determined to write something far more interesting and complex...