1962, London during the Cuban Missile Crisis What would you do if there was a real possibility that the world might end? Ray, aware of his parents' building worry, decides to take matters into his own hands. He builds a shelter in the woods behind his house in the hope that he never has to use it. Only to discover that someone else needs it more than he does. An American girl, reported missing, has turned up there... Why is she hiding? And with neighbour turning against neighbour, will Ray be willing to help her? Set over the six days when the Cuban Missile Crisis became public knowledge, this tense, clever thriller might just be Emma Carroll's best book yet!

The hotly anticipated new standalone from the Queen of Historical Fiction and National Treasure, Emma Carroll

About the Author
Emma Carroll was a secondary school English teacher for many years. This is Emma's tenth novel for Faber; she has also written the highly-acclaimed Frost Hollow Hall, The Girl Who Walked on Air, In Darkling Wood, The Snow Sister, Strange Star, Letters from the Lighthouse, Secrets of a Sun King, When we were Warriors and The Somerset Tsunami. She lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers.


Book Information
ISBN 9780571332830
Author Emma Carroll
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber