Kiran Millwood Hargrave's dark and delightful new fantasy story for 9-12 year olds is full of beautiful detail and perfect for children with a taste for the gothic. Historic, plague-beset Siena and its spooky catacombs is an intriguing and atmospheric setting, but it's the sensitive story of a lone mother and her two children in perilous times that is the real heart of the story. Plenty of action and peril for impatient readers, and lovely description for those of an imaginative nature - BookTrust UK
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In Renaissance Siena, a city ravaged by plague, Sofia's mother carves beautiful mementoes for the grieving from the bones of their loved ones. But one day, she doesn't return home. Sofia and her friends follow clues carved in bone until they find the terrible truth ...
Fantasy
Paperback
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
272 pages
H: 201mm W: 143mm Spine: 20mm
Weight: 220 grams