Big Magic

Big Magic, Book 1

By: Sarah Armstrong

Narrated by: Charmaine Gorman

Eleven-year-old Tulsi comes from a long line of women magicians, but her mother has always forbidden her to learn Big Magic. It's dangerous, thrilling and powerful – and Tulsi wants it more than anything. But one hot summer's night, a magic trick goes horribly wrong, and her mother disappears. Only one person can bring her back, and that's Tulsi.

But first, she'll have to learn a lifetime's worth of Big Magic – in just one month. It's an impossible task, especially when her teacher – her strange grandmother, Sylvie – was long ago banned from doing any Big Magic at all.

Tulsi is determined to save her mum, but does she have what it takes? And where, exactly, has her mother gone?

©2022 Sarah Armstrong (P)2025 Bolinda Publishing

Critic reviews

'My heart was in my mouth as I followed Tulsi's search for her mother. A wonderful adventure with the sort of magic I could really believe in.' (Lian Tanner, award-winning author of The Keepers trilogy)

'Sarah takes you through parallel universes, across continents and into magical circus tents so deftly, with pure heart.' (Zanni Louise, bestselling author of the Human-Kind series)

'[It's] an earthy, life-shaking tale of real magic and the responsibilities that come with power.' (Tristan Bancks, author of Two Wolves)