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''A thrilling story.'' The Times
‘The Hilary Mantel of children''s fiction.’ The Telegraph
''Enthralling.'' LoveReading
A sinking boat…
A girl in disguise…
A disappearing sea…
When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, Gem, she’s only having a bit of fun. But now is not the time for a girl to be drawing attention to herself. She is sent away to find work dressed as a boy. Luckily a rich manor house is hiring.
Yet Berrow Hall’s inhabitants harbour dangerous secrets of their own, the suspicious owner is hunting for witches, and the house itself is a little too close to the sea…