Faith is determined to untangle the truth. Life on the island sours when the rumours follow them, then the mysterious death of her father leaves both unanswered questions and potential family ruin. Faith begins to suspect that their reasons for leaving London home aren’t what she has been told and that her father’s reputation as an eminent natural scientist is under question. The story opens with the family heading to the fictional Channel Island of Vane where her father has been invited join an archaeological dig. Her struggles and frustrations at not been taken seriously offers plenty of opportunities for humour, while her determination to become involved in the scientific work of the stern father she adores is far in advance of her time. Her trouble is that she is both clever and possessed of an insatiable curiosity. Frances Hardinge’s brilliant, dark, but often lyrical Costa Award-winning story was conceived as a children’s book, but really is so cleverly constructed and beautifully written it can be enjoyed by all ages.įaith Sunderly is 14, an age when young Victorian ladies were seen, not heard, their duty to prepare themselves for marriage, home and motherhood.
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