Skinful of Shadows

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. Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0508, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm