2024 Branford Boase Award (longlist)
A spooky gothic adventure, perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge and for curling up with on a rainy night ...
WINNER OF THE TIMES/CHICKEN HOUSE CHILDREN'S FICTION COMPETITIONWINNER OF THE MSLEXIA NOVEL AWARD
'It's exciting and original, warm and funny and gothic' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
Autumn Albert can see the dead – much to her annoyance. But when her dad dies in mysterious circumstances, he’s the one ghost who doesn���t appear.
A curious instruction in his will sends Autumn to Imber, the storm-soaked island of his childhood: a place marked by tight-lipped locals, strange stacks of witchstones – and even fewer ghosts.
Soon Autumn is ensnared in a dark and twisty mystery, which must be unravelled before the sea rises up and history is doomed to repeat itself ...
- The debut adventure for ages 9 and up from Emily Randall-Jones, a breathtaking new talent
Winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2021
A gripping, chilling tale with Gothic elements which offers an original new spin on a traditional ghost story
Perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge and Lucy Strange
Genre: Children's Fiction
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