A hidden diary.
A dangerous enemy.
Five generations of secrets.
Left rootless by the death of her estranged father, Ruth must tackle the daunting task of sorting through his possessions. Amidst the dust of his old life, she discovers a diary written by her ancestor, Thomas. Soon Ruth is pulled into a story she cant escape; Thomas is a boy with a peculiar gift who takes an extraordinary path to power.
But Ruth has opened a dangerous door to the past, and an uninvited ghost is about to walk through it. There are ghosts in everyone’s pasts, secrets in everyone’s history.
A novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Erskine.