Kirjahaku

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARDJess Richards' stunning debut will show you crows who become statues and sisters who get tangled in each other's hair, keys that talk and ghosts who demand to be buried. She combines a page-turning narrative and a startlingly original voice with the creation and subversion of myths.ON AN ISLAND OFFTHE EDGE OF THE MAP,BOYS ARE DISAPPEARINGThe day the tall men come from the mainland to trade, Mary's little brother goes missing.She needs to find him. She needs to know a secret that no-one else can tell her.

My sister is a formwanderer: she is a mirror of want.Two sisters flee the city of Paradon for a village by the sea, where Old Kelp's cottage - and her recipe book - await them.Amber feels this is where she finally belongs, baking honey cakes each night for the villagers to collect in the morning.Maya is a formwanderer, engineered to reflect the wants of others, but now Amber wants Maya to learn how to be herself.Kip is a child growing up amongst the songs and stories of the village. When an act of terrible violence stirs and sets free the secrets of a generation, only one of these three can reveal the truth...

A magical love story between two circus performers, for fans of Angela Carter and Erin Morgenstern by Costa-shortlisted author Jess Richards.