Sisters of the Lost Marsh (Strange Lucy)(Paperback / softback) - diskuze

  From Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Lucy Strange comes an eerie and spooky Gothic tale, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge ... 'There's no better author wandering the moors nowadays than Strange.' LEMONY SNICKET, author of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS '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 'One of my favourite children's books of all time.' MICHELLE HARRISON, author of A PINCH OF MAGIC 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
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