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From the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author of Our

Castle by the Sea comes a gorgeously gothic story, perfect

for fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge …

‘My book of the year. This is storytelling so secure and shining

that you can almost feel the glow.’ HILARY MCKAY,

COSTA BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE SKYLARK’S WAR

‘I absolutely love this book … Lucy Strange is a wonderful,

accomplished writer whose books stay with you long after you

have finished reading.’ NATASHA FARRANT, COSTA BOOK

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF VOYAGE OF THE SPARROWHAWK

Life is hard for Willa, Grace and Freya, and their three younger

sisters. Six motherless girls working a farm, living in fear of

their cruel father and the superstition that obsesses him – The

Curse of Six Daughters. With the arrival of the mysterious

Full Moon Fayre, there’s a chance for the eldest girls to

steal a moment’s fun, but the day the fayre moves on, Grace vanishes.

Willa goes after her, following a trail that leads

into the dangerous Lost Marsh, where it is said a will-o’-the-wisp

lures lost souls into the dark waters of the mire. If Willa

is to survive and reunite her family, she will need to unravel the

secrets her father has kept hidden, and face her own deepest fears

…

The spellbinding new novel from Lucy Strange, author

of The Secret of Nightingale Wood, The Ghost of Gosswater

and the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by

the Sea

Perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Frances Hardinge and

Sophie Anderson

Combines dreamy magical realism with a thrilling mystery