Download or read book A Very Unusual Pursuit: City of Orphans written by Catherine Jinks and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clever adventure with feisty characters, set in a time where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in chimneys. Birdie, the singing bogler's apprentice, will win your heart in this fantastic beginning to an action-packed series.