It’s 1953, the year of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth the Second. Jane and Tom have just moved with their parents from Sheffield to the steel-working village of Carlingrove.
Unimpressed at first, they soon find themselves involved in an intriguing 400-year-old mystery. The mystery of the “water cat” …
Reviews
“Superbly blends fact and fiction … Theresa Tomlinson’s stunning first novel for children ebbs and flows like the sea.” Times Educational Supplement
“Unpretentious, compelling magic.” The Sunday Times