<b>A gripping, beautifully-told fantasy quest set in a parallel medieval world.</b><br/><br/>Three friends and a one-eyed raven find themselves up against the rulers who restrict the gifts of writing and reading to an elite few. <br/><br/>They must go on a wild and unpredictable rescue mission. Who and what will they meet along their way? And what is the terrible truth behind everything they think they know about their world? <br/><br/><b>'You will be bewitched!' GRACI KIM</b> <br/><br/><b>'Sparky and spooky, humorous and luminous.' ELIZABETH KNOX </b> <br/><br/><b>'I adored it.' RACHAEL KING </b> <br/><br/><b>'Beautiful, warm and assured debut.' HERA LINDSAY BIRD </b> <br/><br/><b>'Claire Mabey writes like a dream.' ANNA SMAILL </b>