*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***
Twice upon a time - for that is how some stories should continue . . .
''Book lovers and fans of John Connolly will not be disappointed by this remarkable standalone novel'' INDEPENDENT
''Will wholly satisfy fans of The Book of Lost Things. The tale is fully immersed in the otherworld of fantasy and fairytale... the novel is also a quietly profound journey to the heart of the human condition'' IRISH TIMES
''This can be read as a standalone, and may well prove as popular as its predecessor'' GUARDIAN
Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to Phoebe the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.
But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard.
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