Saskia Butler

The dragons and their keepers have discovered Kelsingra but so far only Heeby has succeeded in flying over the river to enter the fabled city. The other dragons, with their deformed wings and feeble muscles, are afraid to risk failure and humiliation. But wondrous things wait in Kelsingra, a city built for dragons and their Elderling keepers.  Book 3 of series

To be a dragon keeper is a dangerous job: their charges are vicious and unpredictable, and there are many unknown perils on the journey to a city which may not even exist… Book 1 of series.

This final work in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East End brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking tales such as the family devastated by tuberculosis, as well as plenty of humour and warmth