{"title":"Floris Books","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFloris Books is an independent publishing company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFloris publish books in two main areas: non-fiction for adults, and books for children. Within our non-fiction list, we focus on quality books which look at the world a little differently. 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We publish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/subjects\/picturebooks\"\u003eboard and picture books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor 0-7 year olds, including international stories in translation and nostalgic classics from illustrators such as Elsa Beskow, as well as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/subjects\/picturekelpies\"\u003ePicture Kelpies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erange of Scottish picture books;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/subjects\/storybooks\"\u003estory books and anthologies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor 6-10 year olds; and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/subjects\/kelpies\"\u003eKelpies\u003c\/a\u003e, a much-loved range of Scottish children's fiction for 1-15 year olds. We also publish a wide range of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/subjects\/crafts\"\u003ecraft and activity books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esuitable for children and adults of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-stranger-came-ashore","title":"A Stranger Came Ashore","description":"When Finn Learson literally stumbles out of a stormy sea into a small village on the Shetland Isles, he steals the villagers' hearts. He's handsome and charming, he helps with the fishing and the harvest, and he's particularly drawn to Robbie's older sister Elspeth, with her beautiful long golden hair. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yet there's something about Finn that makes Robbie and his dog Tam feel uneasy. Haunted by local tales of the Selkie folk, Robbie suspects there's more to Finn than meets the eye. 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