In the summerof 1727 a group of men & boys from St Kilda are put ashore on a remote seastac to harvest birds for food No one returns to collect them Why? Surelynothing but the end of the world can explain why they have been abandoned toendure storms starvation & terror & how can they survive imprisoned onevery side by the ocean? Inspired by a true event this is abreathtaking story of nine boys & the courage it takes to survive against theodds from three-time winner of the Whitbread Costa Children's Book Award Geraldine Mc Caughrean