Only three things separated glory from doom: Five days. Eight elements. Eight children.
November 1, 1885. Beneath the ash-darkened skies left behind by the eruption of Krakatoa, the eldest Whitaker children dream of escaping their struggling Northumberland farm for the promise of life in Hexham’s growing industrial streets.But after relentless rains and historic flooding at Ashgill Force tears open a hidden, ancient sanctuary, their predictable world changes forever. And so do plans to work in Hexham.
Strange creatures talking hares, and other purelings fleeing the sanctuary on the verge of collapse arrive on their farm. If they remain too long in the ordinary world, they will become worldly-wise, losing the purity that once set them apart.Guided by ancient folkloric elements, a mysterious farm hand named Teller, and a Brag bound through generations of debt and promises, the Whitaker children must lead the purelings to the New Beginning before Guy Fawkes Night ends.
Or watch them disappear into the darkness of the world forever.
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