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From Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Lucy Strange comes
an eerie and spooky Gothic tale, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll
and Frances Hardinge …
‘There’s no better author wandering the moors nowadays than
Strange.’ LEMONY SNICKET, author of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE
EVENTS

‘My book of the year. This is storytelling so secure and shining
that you can almost feel the glow.’ HILARY MCKAY,
Costa Book Award-winning author of THE SKYLARK’S WAR

‘I absolutely love this book … Lucy Strange is a wonderful,
accomplished writer whose books stay with you long after you
have finished reading.’ NATASHA FARRANT, Costa Book
Award-winning author of VOYAGE OF THE SPARROWHAWK

‘One of my favourite children’s books of all time.’ MICHELLE
HARRISON, author of A PINCH OF MAGIC

Life is hard for Willa, Grace and Freya, and their three younger
sisters. Six motherless girls working a farm, living in fear of
their cruel father and the superstition that obsesses him – The
Curse of Six Daughters.

With the arrival of the mysterious
Full Moon Fayre, there’s a chance for the eldest girls to
steal a moment’s fun, but the day the fayre moves on, Grace vanishes.

Willa goes after her, following a trail that leads
into the dangerous Lost Marsh, where it is said a will-o’-the-wisp
lures lost souls into the dark waters of the mire. If Willa
is to survive and reunite her family, she will need to unravel the
secrets her father has kept hidden, and face her own deepest fears
…

An enchanting story from Lucy Strange, author of The
Secret of Nightingale Wood, The Ghost of Gosswater
and the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by the Sea

Perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Frances Hardinge and
Sophie Anderson

Haunting, dreamy magical realism combined with a thrilling
mystery

A fantastic addition to a Halloween basket for readers
aged 9 and up

Goodreads Reader Reviews:

5 STARS ‘A gothic, eerie, magical tale of
sisters and superstition, love and loss; flawlessly written, utterly
atmospheric and bewitching. This is a book for the soul’

5 STARS ‘I’m completely obsessed with this
magical, whimsical, slightly spooky, wonder of a book’

5 STARS ‘Feels like a Grimm’s fairy tale’

5 STARS ‘One of the most gorgeous
books I’ve ever read’

5 STARS ‘It is very hard to put into words
how much I love this book’

MORE PRAISE FOR SISTERS OF THE LOST MARSH:

‘The makings of a middle-grade Gothic classic’ THE
SUNDAY TIMES

‘Spellbinding and utterly atmospheric’ THE I

‘Not only is the writing beautiful, but the book is a work
of art’ IRISH EXAMINER

‘Beautifully written, mysterious and atmospheric … perfect
autumn reading’ KATHERINE WOODFINE