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DescriptionA mysterious and compelling literary fantasy that weaves magic, mathematics, love, family-and riddles within riddles-from the author of international sensation The Absolute Book, Elizabeth Knox. Sixteen-year-old Canny Mochrie has always been different; she has a calculating, mathematical mind and she sees something extra. When she begrudgingly joins her stepbrother on a trip to research a 30-year-old coal mine disaster, she meets the alluring Ghislain Zarene, who is held hostage by a powerful spell. Canny starts to untangle the mysteries of the valley, -only to find that its secrets are her secrets, too. AwardsWinner NZ Post - Young Adult Fiction 2014. Finalist: New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2014 Reviews"This book is finely wrought magic from start to finish. It has brains; it has heart; it has people to fear and to fall in low with; and it all takes place in a totally beguiling world full of natural beauties, glittering puzzles and earthy problems. It's a rich and satisfying read" - Margo Lanagan, author of Tender Morsels. |