Song of the Saltings

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'Riveting, compelling.' Isobelle Carmody 'You had me at "bog witch".' Lili Wilkinson 'Utterly gripping, lyrical and haunting.' Rachael Craw 'Delightful and deliciously creepy.' Andrea Eames 'A powerfully told adventure about monsters and magic.' Noelle McCarthy 'Wow! This had me captured from the first few sentences to the very last, as I turned the pages faster and faster. Beautifully written.' Adele Broadbent, What Book Next? 'Threaded throughout are themes of loyalty and trust, exploitation and power, and the desperate lengths people will go to protect those they love. ' Barbara Uini, Kete 'Haunting, immersive and magical! Perfect for fans of Margaret Mahy's The Haunting and Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising.' Alex Adank, Scorpio 'King's confident handling of darker material, combined with her lyrical prose, results in a novel that lingers long after it is finished.' Tracey Greenwood, Magpies On the isolated island of Brack, the people live by an ancient bargain: every year, a sacrifice must be made to the Glimm, the creature that haunts the salt marshes. Eight years after the monster spared her, 16-year-old Lotta tends the Council's sacrificial horses and keeps her distance from the villagers who whisper about her fate. But something is stirring. The island is dying. It hums beneath her feet, and a song threads through her dreams. Is the Glimm calling Lotta back? A chance encounter with Moss, a village outcast, will change both their lives, and the fate of the island, for

• Binding: Hardcover

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