Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017.<\/b><\/p>\n
‘A Skinful of Shadows<\/i> 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.<\/i><\/b>
Frances Hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in A Skinful of Shadows<\/i>, her first book since the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
When a creature dies, its spirit can go looking for somewhere to hide. <\/p>\n
Some people have space inside them, perfect for hiding.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
And now there’s a ghost inside her.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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