A tale of adventure, attack, deceit, bravery, murder, abduction and high glory set in a small Welsh town. This book was the Winner of the Guardian fiction award. The author also wrote The Shadow Guests, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea and The Cuckoo Tree.
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About the Author:
Joan Delano Aiken MBE was an English writer specialising in supernatural fiction and children's alternate history novels. In 1999 she was awarded an MBE for her services to children's literature.
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