Sisters of the Lost Marsh

From Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Lucy Strange comesan eerie and spooky Gothic tale, perfect for fans of Emma Carrolland Frances Hardinge ...'There's no better author wandering the moors nowadays thanStrange.' LEMONY SNICKET, author of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATEEVENTS'My book of the year. This is storytelling so secure and shiningthat 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 youhave finished reading.' NATASHA FARRANT, Costa BookAward-winning author of VOYAGE OF THE SPARROWHAWK'One of my favourite children's books of all time.' MICHELLEHARRISON, author of A PINCH OF MAGICLife is hard for Willa, Grace and Freya, and their three youngersisters. Six motherless girls working a farm, living in fear oftheir cruel father and the superstition that obsesses him - TheCurse of Six Daughters. With the arrival of the mysteriousFull Moon Fayre, there's a chance for the eldest girls tosteal a moment's fun, but the day the fayre moves on, Grace vanishes. Willa goes after her, following a trail that leadsinto the dangerous Lost Marsh, where it is said a will-o'-the-wisplures lost souls into the dark waters of the mire. If Willais to survive and reunite her family, she will need to unravel thesecrets her father has kept hidden, and face her own deepest fears... An enchanting story from Lucy Strange, author of TheSecret of Nightingale Wood, The Ghost of Gosswaterand the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by the SeaPerfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Frances Hardinge andSophie AndersonHaunting, dreamy magical realism combined with a thrillingmystery A fantastic addition to a Halloween basket for readersaged 9 and up Goodreads Reader Reviews:5 STARS 'A gothic, eerie, magical tale ofsisters and superstition, love and loss; flawlessly written, utterlyatmospheric and bewitching. This is a book for the soul'5 STARS 'I'm completely obsessed with thismagical, whimsical, slightly spooky, wonder of a book'5 STARS 'Feels like a Grimm's fairy tale'5 STARS 'One of the most gorgeousbooks I've ever read'5 STARS 'It is very hard to put into wordshow much I love this book' MORE PRAISE FOR SISTERS OF THE LOST MARSH: 'The makings of a middle-grade Gothic classic' THESUNDAY TIMES'Spellbinding and utterly atmospheric' THE I'Not only is the writing beautiful, but the book is a workof art' IRISH EXAMINER'Beautifully written, mysterious and atmospheric ... perfectautumn reading' KATHERINE WOODFINE