Product Description
Once Upon A Time...
When their beloved grandmother dies, siblings Sebastian and Elise find themselves suddenly alone. Fearing foster care and separation, the children seek refuge in their isolated woodland home, hoping the outside world will pass them by.
But the outside world is the least of their concerns. Nana May's body still sits out in the garden, in the grasp of a summer heatwave. A malevolent figure stalks through the trees, waiting for nightfall. The household chores have yet to be done.
And what of the mystery surrounding the siblings' abusive mother, who vanished without trace four years earlier?
In a place where secrets hang from every branch, Sebastian and Elise will discover that real life is no fairy tale.
'Grimmer than Grimm and wittier than Wilde. A strange and fascinating tale.' Peter J Merrigan (author of Rider and The Camel Trail)
When their beloved grandmother dies, siblings Sebastian and Elise find themselves suddenly alone. Fearing foster care and separation, the children seek refuge in their isolated woodland home, hoping the outside world will pass them by.
But the outside world is the least of their concerns. Nana May's body still sits out in the garden, in the grasp of a summer heatwave. A malevolent figure stalks through the trees, waiting for nightfall. The household chores have yet to be done.
And what of the mystery surrounding the siblings' abusive mother, who vanished without trace four years earlier?
In a place where secrets hang from every branch, Sebastian and Elise will discover that real life is no fairy tale.
'Grimmer than Grimm and wittier than Wilde. A strange and fascinating tale.' Peter J Merrigan (author of Rider and The Camel Trail)
