What ghostly secrets lie hidden within the walls of GosswaterHall? A thrillingly Gothic tale fromthe Waterstones Book Prize-shortlisted author of Sisters ofthe Lost Marsh. 'Storytelling at its very best' Kiran MillwoodHargrave, author of THE GIRL OF INK & STARS'Family secrets, a ghost girl and a forbidding manor housethat goes up in smoke ... You can't help rooting for Agatha in thisspooky, addictive tale' THE TIMES'Eerie, shimmering, unputdownable' HILARY MCKAY,winner of the Costa Book AwardThe Lake District, 1899The Earl is dead and cruel Cousin Clarence has inherited everything.Twelve-year-old Lady Agatha Asquith is cast out of Gosswater Hallto live in a tiny, tumbledown cottage with a stranger who claimsto be her father.Aggie is determined to discover her real identity, but she isnot alone on her quest for the truth.On the last day of the year, when the clock strikes midnight,a mysterious girl of light creeps through the crack in time; shewill not rest until the dark, terrible secrets of the past have beenrevealed ... The third novel by acclaimed bestselling author LucyStrange, author of The Secret of Nightingale Wood and OurCastle by the SeaA thrilling gothic adventure for young readers aged 9and upFor fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge Follows strong-willed heroine Agatha Gosswater as sheuntangles the dark mystery of her own past, with the backdrop ofthe eerie Gosswater Lake
