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C R E S S I D A   B U R T O N   B O O K S

Welcome to The Burtonverse, where there's something for everyone! 
Pony, adventure and boarding school stories for younger readers.
Irreverent comedy-drama, usually featuring horses and other animals, and
with an added sprinkle of romance, for grown-ups.
Happy riding, happy reading! 

Books for Children

Books for Younger Readers

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The Ravensbay School Series
 

First Term at

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Hunter Trials at

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Bitter Rivals at

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Paige's Summer Pony Trek Page

 

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White Horses at

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Snowed In at

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Pony Girl Problems at
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Against the Clock at
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Standalone Stories

The Starlight Pony

Recommendations & Reviews

 The blend of school and pony works really well, and the stories are gripping. There's just the right blend of drama and character to keep you hooked. Cressida also writes a really good pony, and that's not something you can always say.

JANE BADGER, AUTHOR OF HEROINES ON HORSEBACK AND EQUINE BOOK PUBLISHER

The Ravensbay School Stories are so evocative and the characters so well drawn that within the first few pages you’ll feel as though you’re right there with Paige, her friends and - of course - their ponies. I love them!

AMANDA WILLS, AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING RIVERDALE PONY STORIES

This is such a brilliant concept for a series of pony books, and one that will give young readers the same escapism and inspiration that the Jill books gave me. Friends with kids who love ponies... these are books they need to read! 

GRACE OLSON, AUTHOR OF
THE YARD: HOW A HORSE HEALED MY
HEART

Lovely for pony-mad youngsters (and the young at heart). Evokes the satisfying nostalgia of boarding school stories with a modern twist.

SIAN SHIPLEY,
AUTHOR OF THE TALES FROM DRAGONTOWN SERIES

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Books for Grown-ups

Books for Grown-ups

The Magpie Cottage Chronicles
 

Noël: Christmas at Magpie Cottage

Lindian Summer: Summer at Magpie Cottage

The Izzy Brown Stories
 

Incapability Brown

Mistletoe & Whine

Recommendations & Reviews

 Addictive page turner.
The complexities of a dysfunctional family's attempts to have the perfect Christmas left me alternating between wanting to hug each person and scream at them. 

AMAZON 5* REVIEW
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NOËL: CHRISTMAS AT MAGPIE COTTAGE

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Coming soon...

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LINDIAN SUMMER: CHRISTMAS AT MAGPIE COTTAGE

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INCAPABILITY
BROWN

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MISTLETOE &
WHINE

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About the Author

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Cressida Burton writes middle grade pony, adventure and boarding school stories for younger readers, and comedy-drama stories, with a little bit of romance thrown in, for grown-ups.

Cressida's stories are all set in North Yorkshire, mostly on the stunning North Yorkshire coast and within the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, where she lives with her husband, Mr B, and their big ginger floof of a cat.

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