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From the award-winning author of The Garden of Lost Secrets and The House of One Hundred Clocks, A.M. Howell, comes a gripping new adventure filled with buried secrets and dark lies, set against the evocative backdrop of the Edwardian era.
MAY, 1910. As the blazing Halley's comet draws close to the earth, Nancy is uprooted to start a new life in Suffolk with a grandfather she has never met. With every curtain drawn shut, Nancy is forbidden from leaving her grandfather's house: no one must know that her or her mother are there.
Yet, when Nancy discovers the house's secret observatory, she watches her mother and grandfather creep out every night... Where are they going? And why mustn't any of them be seen? As the mysteries pile up, Nancy has to bring dark secrets from the past to light - even if doing so will put her own life at risk.
Genre: Children's Fiction
MAY, 1910. As the blazing Halley's comet draws close to the earth, Nancy is uprooted to start a new life in Suffolk with a grandfather she has never met. With every curtain drawn shut, Nancy is forbidden from leaving her grandfather's house: no one must know that her or her mother are there.
Yet, when Nancy discovers the house's secret observatory, she watches her mother and grandfather creep out every night... Where are they going? And why mustn't any of them be seen? As the mysteries pile up, Nancy has to bring dark secrets from the past to light - even if doing so will put her own life at risk.
Genre: Children's Fiction
Praise for this book
"A thrilling tale of secrets, sisters and power gone wrong." - Judith Eagle
"Wonderfully atmospheric read." - Hannah Gold
"Excites and intrigues from the first few pages to the very end. Utterly absorbing, it's historical mystery at its very best." - Amy Raphael
"A writer who sweeps you up and carries you along." - Andy Shepherd
"Wonderfully atmospheric read." - Hannah Gold
"Excites and intrigues from the first few pages to the very end. Utterly absorbing, it's historical mystery at its very best." - Amy Raphael
"A writer who sweeps you up and carries you along." - Andy Shepherd
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