Once Upon a Fever

Since the world fell sick with fantastical illnesses,sisters Payton and Ani have grown up in the hospital of King Jude's.Praise for THE ASH HOUSE:'An unexpected - and pleasing - combination ofpropitious anddisquieting.' KIRKUS REVIEWS'Walker's immersive story slowly reveals its secrets,using tension as alever to tip the readerdeep into the Ash House's mysteries.' PUBLISHERSWEEKLY' The book has allegorical chill that settles slowly,like damp seeping in . . . leaving readers with a feelingof ambiguous unease that may stir for a long time inthe back of their minds like the after-effects of a nightmare.'THE WALL STREET JOURNALPayton wants to be a methic like her father, working on a curefor her mother's sleeping fever. Ani, however, thinks theremedy for all illness might be found in the green wilderness beyondthe hospital walls.When Ani stumbles upon an imprisoned boy who turns everythinghe touches to gold, her world is turned upside-down. The girls findthemselves outside the hospital for the first time, a dark mysteryunravelling ...The first teen novel from Angharad Walker, author ofcritically-acclaimed The Ash HouseAngharad's writing evokes the clever, unique world-buildingand philosophical themes of Pullman's HisDark Materials while remaining startlingly originalThe story follows two sisters in a London-inspired cityfull of fantastical illness and sprawling, gothic hospitals wheredark secrets linger beneath the surface