Araminta Malarkey: Lion Tamer Extraordinaire

This is a girl who wears pink silk pyjamas and drinks from a bone china cup. She has every single designer to boot and a butler to wake her up. Do not be mistaken, dear reader, that this is a tale of a well-behaved girl, who keeps every toe in line. In fact, quite the opposite you will find, during the tale I had in mind. You see when we encounter a spirit of fire, especially in this day and age, we must all be willing to put judgement aside and prepare to be amazed.

Araminta Malarkey should have been happy with her life, a beautiful house, beautiful things, and adoring parents. Alas, she wants more, to be exact she wishes above all else to become a lion. This story follows Araminta as she behaves very badly, runs away from home, and joins the circus in a bid to become what she has always dreamt of.

‘Well-behaved women seldom make history.’ – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

If there was ever a quote to describe Miss Minty, this author, and the rest of the women in her life it is this one.

Prone to misbehaviour, dramatic episodes and serenading her friends to the best of the west end, Hannah can be described as a ‘smiler’. Rarely without one, Hannah is happiest when surrounded by her friends and family, singing, laughing and generally misbehaving.