![]() ![]() Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. ![]() But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal-which seems to unravel into madness. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this stand-alone novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman. Schwab weaves a dark and original tale about the place where the world meets its shadow, and the young woman beckoned by both sides. A seam, where the shadow meets its source. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. “Unsettling and intriguing.”- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)Įverything casts a shadow. ![]() ![]() “Gripping worldbuilding, well-rounded characters, and fantastic horror.”- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) which fuses Shirley Jackson’s gothic horror sensibilities with the warmth and dark whimsy of Neil Gaiman.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) ![]()
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