13 year old Ruby has long felt unloved and unwelcome in her home. Her only solace is her "friend" Shadow and the time she spends out in the forest. Ruby's world is turned upside down by a revelation and she soon discovers the truth behind her family and that what she sees isn't always there for everyone else. She finds out that true family isn't necessarily blood, rather it's the people who see you for who you truly are and still love you for it.
Hamer's books are very lyrical and the countryside is almost another character. This book is a meditation on the nature of family and what it really means to belong with a side chaser of the supernatural.
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