Author: Randall-Jones, Emily
Interest age: from c 9 years
Published on 14 September 2023 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 352 pages
197 x 128 x 22 | 246g
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 COMPETITION
WINNER 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, hes the
one ghost who doesnt 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 Childrens
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