Paisley 1876.

12-year-old Jim has escaped from the Poor House and now he must save his little brother from the same fate. His only hope lies in a mysterious family heirloom - a Paisley patterned shawl that has five guineas sewn into its hem - the price of a new life for Jim's family. Now he must find the shawl and steal it back from the big house where the girl with the red hair lives...

Two different worlds collide in this gripping Victorian mystery as Jim and Jessie unravel the past and its pattern of secrets...

About the Author

Lindsay Littleson has four grown-up (ish) children and lives near Glasgow. A full-time primary teacher, she began writing for children in 2014 and won the Kelpies Prize for her first children's novel The Mixed Up Summer of Lily McLean. The sequel, The Awkward Autumn of Lily McLean, is also published by Floris Books.

In 2015 her WW1 novel Shell Hole was shortlisted for the Dundee Great War Children's Book Prize and she enjoyed engaging in research so much that she was inspired to write another historical novel, A Pattern of Secrets, this time focusing on her local area.

www.lindsaylittleson.co.uk

Book Information
ISBN 9781911279266
Author Lindsay Littleson
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Pokey Hat
Publisher Cranachan Publishing Limited
Weight(grams) 160g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 15mm