Orla and the Wild Hunt

A stunningly original adventure from the acclaimed authorof The Mask of Aribella, Anna Hoghton.Orla and her brother go to stay with their gran in Ireland.Grieving the death of their mum, the children revel in the comfortof their grandmother's house and her magical storytelling. Butsoon after they arrive, Gran vanishes.Helped by a local boy - and a peculiar creature found inthe garden shed - they set out to find her. Shadowed by ashape-shifting darkness known as the Wild Hunt, the children -and especially Orla - must put their sadness behind themif they're to rescue their beloved gran ...The second novel by mesmerising middle-grade writer,Anna Hoghton, author of magical Venetian adventure The Mask ofAribellaThe novel follows two siblings in a quest to overcometheir grief and find their missing gran - a tale brimmingwith peril, warmth and hopeIncorporates real Irish mythology and folklorePRAISE FOR THE MASK OF ARIBELLA:'This enthralling adventure will make readers yearn for theirown masks and powers' THE GUARDIAN'Gorgeously written with touches of Philip Pullman and EvaIbbotson' NEW STATESMAN'A captivating read' READINGZONE