Evenrood
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Last published Wed, Sep 23, 2015
"Little Lizzie Harrington, went to Town,
Dressed in nothing but her old night-gown.
Crying in the garden,
Crying in her bed,
Little Lizzie Harrington dropped down dead."
What tragedy lies behind the haunting skipping-rhyme that the local children sing? What did happen to Lizzie Harrington, who lived in Evenrood in remote Cornwall back in 1929? Secrets whisper from the old stone walls; a tragedy, buried in the past. Fifteen year old Tom, full of anger, full of guilt, must unravel the mystery.
A 74,000 word YA/crossover supernatural thriller.
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