We don't pick and choose what to be afraid of. Our fears pick us. Tash Carmody has been traumatised since childhood; when she witnessed her gruesome imaginary friend Sparrow lure young Mallory Fisher away from a carnival. At the time nobody believed Tash; and she has since come to accept that Sparrow wasn't real. Now fifteen and mute; Mallory's never spoken about the week she went missing. As disturbing memories resurface; Tash starts to see Sparrow again. And she realizes Mallory is the key to unlocking the truth about a dark secret connecting them. Does Sparrow exist after all? Or is Tash more dangerous to others than she thinks? A beautifully crafted psychological thriller. I couldn't put it down. Fleur Ferris