Catlin and Madeline are extraordinary sisters, living extraordinary lives - in a place that seems entirely ordinary, but which in fact seethes with secrets, both sacred and sinister.
Ballyfran is a village where, for centuries, people who are not quite human have gathered.
Catlin has already fallen foul of one such creature - a dark, vicious predator who almost killed her - and only Madeline giving up a part of her own soul was able to bring Catlin back from the brink of death.
Now, the girls are making their strange new lives: Catlin, haunted by what happened to her, is isolated and bereft; Madeline is learning ancient magics under the tutelage of local wise woman Mamo.
Learning that magic isn't mindfulness and hats.
It's work - hard work.
And Madeline knows she has to keep watch.
On her sister.
On the things that happen.
Notice things before they start to happen.
And before long, they do .
Lives | Catlin haunted by what happened to her is isolated and bereft |
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