Book description
Can a ghost from the future save a life in the past? A chilling tale of
dark forces and revenge…
The ghost turns up one summer day, alone in a world she once knew,
among people who were once her family. She knows she is one of four
sisters, but which one? She can be sure of only one thing - that there's
been an accident.
As she struggles to find her identity, she becomes aware of a malevolent
force stirring around her. Something terrible is about to happen. One of
the sisters will die - unless the ghost can use the future to reshape
the past. But how can she warn them, when they don't even know she
exists? 'The complex plot, which twists and turns to the surprising
climax, is absorbing, but equally interesting and frequently amusing are
the family dynamics and the character sketches of the four fascinatingly
eccentric sisters.'
Horn Book
'Gripping… Profoundly satisfying.'
Publishers Weekly Diana Wynne Jones spent her childhood in Essex and
has been writing fantasy novels for children since 1973. With her unique
combination of magic, humour and imagination, she has been enthralling
children and adults with her work ever since. She won the Guardian Award
in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award
in 1981, and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. She is married
with three sons, and lives in Bristol with her husband.
