The end of the war . . .Two hopeful sisters...A magical wood . . .'You're telling me there are fairies in this wood'When Alice's brother gets a longed-for chance for a heart transplant,Alice is suddenly bundled off to her estranged grandmother's house. There's nothing good about staying with Nell,except for the beautiful Darkling Wood at the end of her garden - but Nell wants to have it cut down. Alice feels at home there,at peace,and even finds a friend,Flo. But Flo doesn't seem to go to the local school and no one in town has heard of a girl with that name. When Flo shows Alice the surprising secrets of Darkling Wood,Alice starts to wonder,what is real And can she find out in time to save the wood from destruction'Absorbing,sensitive and genuinely magical.'Independent
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571317578Number of pages: 320Weight: 287 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mmEdition: Main - Re-issue
Emma Carroll
A much-loved children's author,Emma Carroll's first novel,Frost Hollow Hall,was nominated for the 2014 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Since then she has gone on to publish stories for children including In Darkling Wood,Frost Hollow Hall,Sky Chasers,Letters from the Lighthouse,Secrets of a Sun King and When We Were Warriors.
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