Every winter, Pip waits for the swanfall – the moment the flock of majestic Arctic swans returns from its migration in Siberia, shining across the sky to the wetlands he calls home. He lives there in an isolated cottage with Mum, and while school is a place where Pip struggles to fit in, out among the swans and the wild he finally feels like himself, able to name every bird by its unique markings as he helps Mum record their return. But this December, three of his favourite swans are missing, and strange footprints in the snow, whispers on the wind, and the unshakeable feeling of being watched suggest something is very wrong. Chasing the truth leads Pip to an ancient curse he’d always dismissed as nothing more than a fairytale. This thrilling adventure, inspired by Irish folklore, comes from Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home, and is perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson’s The House with Chicken Legs, Amy Wilson’s A Girl Called Owl and Aisha Bushby’s A Pocketful of Stars.
ISBN 13: 9781526642820
Author: Sophie Kirtley
