A spellbinding new novel from the Sunday Times-bestselling
author of The Girl of Ink & Stars, winner of the Waterstones
Children's Book Prize.
'A story bursting with
imagination, sparkle and tender heart ... I adored it!' JASBINDER
BILAN
'Both souful poetry and thrilling
adventure; powerful and delicate, chilling and comforting' SOPHIE
ANDERSON
'Ripping propulsive plot, gorgeous
imagery, floating fairytale prose ... absolutely loved it' ROSS
MONTGOMERY
In an Italian city ravaged by plague,
Sofia's mother carves beautiful mementoes from the bones of loved
ones. But one day, she doesn't return home. Did her work lead
her into danger? Sofia and her little brother Ermin are sent to the
convent orphanage but soon escape, led by an enigmatic new friend
and their pet crow, Corvith.
Together they cross the city
underground, following clues in bones up to the towers of Siena,
where - circled by magpies - the children find the terrible truth
...
PRAISE FOR KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
'She
is an outstanding talent' SAMANTHA SHANNON
'The
new big gun in children's fiction' TELEGRAPH
'One
of the most exciting emerging talents in children's
books' OBSERVER
Kiran Millwood Hargrave is an award-winning poet, playwright, and bestselling novelist. Her debut novel for children The Girl of Ink & Stars won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year. Her work has been short- and long-listed for other major prizes including the Costa Award, and the CILIP Car
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