<p><b>A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.<br><br>This is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i>, a cosy-fantasy triumph and a <i>New York Times </i>bestseller.</b><br><br>Arthur Parnassus has built a good life on the ashes of a bad one. He’s headmaster at an orphanage for magical children, on a peculiar island, assisted by love-of-his-life Linus Baker. And together, they’ll do anything to protect their extraordinary and powerful charges.<br><br>However, when Arthur is forced to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself fighting for those under his care. It’s also a fight for the better future that all magical people deserve. Then when a new magical child joins their island home, Arthur knows they’ve reached breaking point. The child finds power in calling himself a mons
