
Maresi came to the Red Abbey in the Hunger Winter Before then she had only heard rumours of its existence in secret folk tales In a world where girls aren't allowed to learn or do as they please an island inhabited solely by women sounded like a fantasy But now Maresi is here & she knows it is real She is safe Then one day Jai
- tangled fair hair clothes stiff with dirt scars on her back
- arrives on a ship She has fled to the island to escape terrible danger & unimaginable cruelty And the men who hurt her will stop at nothing to find her Now the women & girls of the Red Abbey must use all their powers & ancient knowledge to combat the forces that wish to destroy them & Maresi haunted by her own nightmares must confront her very deepest darkest fears A story of friendship & survival magic & wonder beauty & terror Maresi will grip you & hold you spellbound