I want to pull back the grey blanket of the sea and find the hidden world beneath, where mermaids sing sad
songs of sailors lost at sea.
There is a change going on in Alice’s year at school. In the past girls have been friends with girls and boys have been friends with boys. Alice has gone around everywhere with her two best friends: Jasmine and Phoebe. But now a larger group of girls and boys begin to hang around together. A circle of friends is forming.
Alice, Jasmine and Phoebe enjoy being part of that circle, meeting in the pub on Friday evenings, going to parties together. Then, one night, Phoebe pairs off with Adam. It’s as if a signal has been sent out to other members of the group and they begin to look at each other differently, wondering who will be next.
On a school trip to the beautiful Cornwall coast, rivalry develops between Alice and Jasmine, both of whom are keen on Matt. When the weather becomes wild and stormy and the students are forbidden to go outside, some of them get restless.
A group of teenagers locked up together in a tiny hostel - it’s a recipe for trouble. But when trouble turns to tragedy life can never be the same for any of them.
Orchard, ISBN 1843624192
"A powerful, thought-provoking novel and a thoroughly gripping read".
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