{"product_id":"9781913322373","title":"Sisters of the Lost Marsh","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Strange, Lucy \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 November 2021 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 198 x 24 | 220g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author of Our\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCastle by the Sea comes a gorgeously gothic story, perfect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'My book of the year. This is storytelling so secure and shining\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat you can almost feel the glow.' HILARY MCKAY,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOSTA BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE SKYLARK'S WAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I absolutely love this book ... Lucy Strange is a wonderful,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaccomplished writer whose books stay with you long after you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehave finished reading.' NATASHA FARRANT, COSTA BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF VOYAGE OF THE SPARROWHAWK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of my favourite children's books of all time.'  MICHELLE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHARRISON, AUTHOR OF A PINCH OF MAGIC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is hard for Willa, Grace and Freya, and their three younger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esisters. Six motherless girls working a farm, living in fear of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir cruel father and the superstition that obsesses him - The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurse of Six Daughters. With the arrival of the mysterious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull Moon Fayre, there's a chance for the eldest girls to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esteal a moment's fun, but the day the fayre moves on, Grace vanishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilla goes after her, following a trail that leads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto the dangerous Lost Marsh, where it is said a will-o'-the-wisp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elures lost souls into the dark waters of the mire. If Willa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis to survive and reunite her family, she will need to unravel the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esecrets her father has kept hidden, and face her own deepest fears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spellbinding new novel from Lucy Strange, author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof The Secret of Nightingale Wood, The Ghost of Gosswater\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Sea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Frances Hardinge and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophie Anderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombines dreamy magical realism with a thrilling mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR SISTERS OF THE LOST MARSH: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The makings of a middle-grade Gothic classic' THE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Spellbinding and utterly atmospheric' THE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Not only is the writing beautiful, but the book is a work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof art' IRISH EXAMINER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautifully written, mysterious and atmospheric ... perfect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eautumn reading' KATHERINE WOODFINE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strange, Lucy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50932420903249,"sku":"9781913322373","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9781913322373.jpg?v=1744288565","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9781913322373","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}