Bibliograph

A skinful of shadows, Frances Hardinge

Type

Label

A skinful of shadows, Frances Hardinge

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A skinful of shadows

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1005861558

Responsibility statement

Frances Hardinge

Summary

A Skinful of Shadows is a dark YA historical fantasy set in the early part of the English Civil War. Kate is an illegitimate daughter of the aristocratic Fellmotte family, and as such, she shares their unique hereditary gift: the capacity to be possessed by ghosts. Reluctant to accept her appointed destiny as vessel for a coterie of her ancestors, she escapes. As she flees the pursuing Fellmottes across war-torn England, she accumulates a motley crew of her own allies, including outcasts, misfits, criminals, and one extremely angry dead bear. From Costa Book of the Year winner Frances Hardinge comes a new dark historical fantasy that's sure to satisfy her leagues of fans who are eager for more

Target audience

adolescent

Classification