Idle Grounds'Unsettling, puckish, and brilliantly written, this novel is an absolute one off. I loved it' CLAIRE FULLER 'Magical, perplexing and funny in a wholly original way' RACHEL YODER 'A masterclass in misdirection' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Superb' THE TELEGRAPH As always with these things it started with a birthday party. On a bright summer day in 1989 New England, Abi, three years old, vanishes from her aunts secluded home. Upstairs, her young cousins are looking

' Kia Abdullah

For twelve long years Rachel Beckett has been in prison for the murder of her husband

‘Jess and Jason’

As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood

he is only fit to mend radios

Allied with the white Chinese dragon

I loved it so very much' Julie Cohen

When he reaches the Enterprise

were all written between the publication in 1960 of Plath's first book

the past Ree's been running from and the future Javani’s striving for will collide

The Blue sisters have always been exceptional – and exceptionally different

the child comes to realize that the only hope of happiness lies with a wise woman residing in distant Caermelor