11 year-old Eleanor has been sent away to a spooky old school run by a great-aunt she's never met. Shunned by the other girls, dismayed by Great-Aunt Margaret's coldness, Eleanor struggles with loneliness; so when a strange, skinny little boy, all flapping arms and nodding head, greets her as a long-lost friend, it feels great to have an ally, however quirky his behaviour. As Davey follows her around, begging her to play games and climb the lime tree 'like they used to,' Eleanor is baffled; then bewilderment turns to horror when she realises the boy knows things about her he can't possibly know, things no one should know...
Susanna, her one friend, helps her face the truth. Unravelling the mystery draws Eleanor into a dark web of family history, awakening a tragic past that soon threatens to engulf her.

About the Author
Griselda Heppel lives in Oxford. Her first book, Ante's Inferno (Matador, 2012), won the People's Book Prize and a Silver Wishing Shelf Award. It was followed by The Tragickall History of Henry Fowst (Matador, 2015). "Griselda Heppel is a born storyteller. Your children will love her books and, to be honest, so will you." - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards


Book Information
ISBN 9781800462502
Author Griselda Heppel
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing