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Author:

Slatter, Angela, author.

Title:

All the murmuring bones / A. G. Slatter.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Titan Books,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

367 pages ; 20 cm

Subject:

Orphans--Fiction.
Grandparent and child--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Mermaids--Fiction.
Deals--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.

Summary:

"Orphaned as a young child, Mirin O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents on their isolated, rambling estate Hob's Hallow. Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer, the terrifying creatures who live in the depths of the sea: safety for their merchant ships in return for a child of each generation. But for many years the family have been unable to keep their side of the bargain and their fortunes have suffered as a result. When Mirin's grandfather dies, her grandmother puts in train a plans to restore their glory - but at the price of Mirin's freedom. Finding amongst her grandfather's papers evidence that her parents may still be alive, Mirin is determined to escape and discover the truth about her origins. This takes her on a treacherous journey to Blackwater, the estate her parents built when they fled Hob's Hallow, but on arrival Mirin finds the estate in decline and her 'Uncle Edward' in charge: where are her parents, and who is this Edward Elliott really? A story of mystery and magic and the strange creatures that lurk beneath the waves."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1789094348
9781789094343

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1160072152

Locations:

BRPD251 -- Adel Public Library (Adel)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)