When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety & security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls & spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him
- after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence.