Set among the Californian redwoods, this is the mesmerising new novel from the internationally bestselling author of the Fable series and Spells for Forgetting

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The only thing James and Johnny Golden have ever had is each other. For as long as she can remember, James’s deep connection with her twin brother, Johnny, has gone beyond intuition – she can feel what he feels. So, when Johnny is killed in a tragic accident, James knows before her phone even rings that her brother is gone and that she’s alone – truly alone – for the first time in her life.

When James arrives in the rural town of Hawthorne, California to settle her brother’s affairs, she’s forced to rehash the ominous past she and Johnny shared and finally face Micah, the only person who knows about it. He’s also the only man she’s ever loved.

But James soon discovers that the strange connection she had with Johnny isn’t quite gone, and the more she immerses herself into his world, the more questions she has about the brother she thought she knew. Johnny was keeping secrets, and he’s not the only one.

What she uncovers will push her to unravel what happened in the days before Johnny’s death, but in the end, she’ll have to decide which truths should come to light, and which should stay buried forever.

READERS LOVE ADRIENNE YOUNG

‘Oh my god, I adored this book’ 5* reader review

‘Spellbinding’ Jodi Picoult

‘Delightful’ 5* reader review

‘Bewitching’ Rebecca Ross

‘Incredibly atmospheric’ 5* reader review

‘Exquisite’ Stephanie Garber

‘Eerie and mysterious’ 5* reader review

‘Captivating’ Sue Lynn Tan

From the award winning author of Tipping The Velvet and Fingersmith, shortlisted for both the Orange and the Man Booker Prize
‘Now you know why you are drawn to me – why your flesh comes creeping to mine and what it comes for. Let it creep.’
From the dark heart of a Victorian prison, disgraced spiritualist Selina Dawes weaves an enigmatic spell. Is she a fraud or a prodigy? By the time it all begins to matter, you’ll find yourself desperately wanting to believe in magic.
‘Spooky, spellbinding, exquisitely written… I do believe Waters is on the way to becoming a major literary star’ Val Hennessy
‘Indeed, this is such a brilliant writer that her readers would believe anything she told them’ A. N. Wilson, DAILY MAIL
‘Refined, repressed and simmering…a delicious tale of Victorian spiritualism’ Mel Steel, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

‘One day you’ll look back and realise how hard it was, and just how well you did’

Charlie Mackesy’s four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer.

When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to get through the storm?

The hugely anticipated new book from Charlie Mackesy, revisiting the much-loved world of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – the bestselling adult non-fiction book of all time, with over ten million readers around the world.