"1897. Peggy Devona is a Whisperling, someone who can speak with the dead. It's a skill she tries to keep secret from the rest of her village, who fear anyone 'different'. But when her best friend is accused of murder and thrown in a Bristol gaol, Peggy realises she must use her abilities to save Sally and solve the case. Away from home the plot thickens at her Uncle's psychic emporium, where Peggy finds herself surrounded by new friends, new enemies, and new spirits. Who can she trust? Peggy is running out of time, and every day she spends getting closer to the truth also brings Sally a step closer to the gallows"--Publisher's description
From the author of the Branford Boase long-listed debut The Whisperling, comes
the next twist in the legacy.Gloucestershire, 1918.We whisperlings are the
living voice for the dead. It's always been so. But not everyone likes
it...Whisperling twin sisters Violet and Clemency run regular 'Messaging'
sessions at their mam's canal-side pub. People come from far and wide to hear
from their fathers, brothers, sons, all now ghosts of the men who died in the
'great' war. The sisters are happy to do their bit, and the service they
provide is welcomed by all.That is until whisperlings begin to go
missing.Girls with the special ability to speak with the dead, are
disappearing without a trace. And perhaps what had been a prized gift is once
again becoming a reason for whisperling persecution.The girls are afraid but
have each other...until Clemency becomes one of the missing. The only option
Violet has is to follow her sister's trail by entering a murky underworld
beneath the cobbled streets of Gloucester to find her twin, and perhaps more
than they've ever bargained for.Praise for The Whisperling:'One of the best
debuts I've read in YEARS!' - Emma Carroll'A thrilling Gothic page-turner' -
Jacqueline Wilson'A captivating and spine-tingling read...paints a vivid
picture of the Victorian era' - BookTrust'Sends multiple shivers down the
spine and delivers thrilling twists along the way' - LoveReading4Kids
