Overview
Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017.
''A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge''s status as one of our finest storytellers. It''s rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled'' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent.
Frances Hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in A Skinful of Shadows, her first book since the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree.
When a creature dies, its spirit can go looking for somewhere to hide.
Some people have space inside them, perfect for hiding.
Makepeace, a courageous girl with a mysterious past, defends herself nightly from the ghosts which try to possess her. Then a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard for a moment.
And now there''s a ghost inside her.
The spirit is wild, brutish and strong, but it may be her only defence in a time of dark suspicion and fear. As the English Civil War erupts, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession – or death.
- | Author: Frances Hardinge
- | Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- | Publication Date: May 03, 2018
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781509835508
- | ISBN-10: 1509835504
