Swanfall

(Paperback)

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A thrilling new adventure story inspired by Irish folklore from Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home. Perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson's The House with Chicken Legs, Amy Wilson's A Girl Called Owl and Aisha Bushby's A Pocketful of Stars.

Pip lives with Mum in their isolated cottage on the wetlands. Pip struggles to feel like he fits in at school. But at home, amongst nature, he truly feels he can be himself.

Just like every winter, Pip is waiting for the swanfall when the flock of majestic Arctic swans return from Siberia on their annual migration. He knows every swan by their unique markings, and he loves to help Mum record the flock as they soar, shining through the sky, to their home. But this December, Pips favourite three swans havent appeared. Instead, Pip notices strange footprints in the snow, whispers on the wind and the sense that someone is watching him.

Something mysterious is afoot, and the adventure to discover the truth leads Pip to follow clues to an ancient curse that he had always believed was simply a fairytale

Reviews

Such an adventure! Gorgeous use of setting, relatable characters, oodles of atmosphere & a mighty fine story which keeps you gripped right to the very end * Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear, on THE HAUNTING OF FORTUNE FARM *
A ghost story, a mystery, and a book about love, belonging and grief. It's ghostly and atmospheric and would have you glued to the pages till its satisfying end * Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant, on THE HAUNTING OF FORTUNE FARM *
The Wild Way Home echoes Skellig and Stig of the Dump, with a bold, readable charm entirely its own Full of peril, sadness and wild joy, its a timeslip adventure with a difference * Guardian on THE WILD WAY HOME *
So good I read it twice * Hilary McKay on THE WILD WAY HOME *
I loved this unique, quirky story full of heart * Jasbinder Bilan on THE WILD WAY HOME *
A fast-paced adventure full of heart * Hannah Gold on THE WAY TO IMPOSSIBLE ISLAND *
Delivers in spades. It made me laugh, cry, gasp and turn the pages for one more chapter every time I had to stop * Nizrana Farook on THE WILD WAY HOME *
Dazzling storytelling * Hilary McKay on THE WAY TO IMPOSSIBLE ISLAND *
Amazing and brilliant and stupendous and all the exclamations * Nizrana Farook on THE WAY TO IMPOSSIBLE ISLAND *

Author Bio

Sophie Kirtley grew up in Northern Ireland, where she spent her childhood climbing on hay bales, rolling down sand dunes and leaping the raw Atlantic waves. Nowadays she lives in Wiltshire with her husband, three children and their mini-menagerie of pets and wild things. Sophie has always loved stories; she has taught English and has worked in a theatre, a bookshop and a tiny pub where folk tell fairytales by candlelight. Sophie is also a prize-winning published poet and the author of middle-grade novels The Wild Way Home and The Way to Impossible Island.