
Clara is a normal 12-year-old girl until a scary encounter with an unusually large black cat changes her life for ever With the help of her Aunt Isa she is introduced to her astounding true nature as a Wildwitch she can learn to communicate with animals & harness the magical power of the natural world around her But before Clara can get to grips with her newfound abilities she is confronted with a powerful enemy Her experiences force her to grow up faster than she had expected & she learns that in the wild world she will have to learn to fight as well as flee ' One of the freshest I've read in a long time Eagerly awaited by my Carbonel-loving daughter' Bookseller Award winning & highly acclaimed writer of fantasy Lene Kaaberbol was born in 1960 grew up in the Danish countryside & had her first book published at the age of 15 Since then she has written more than 30 books for children & young adults Lene's huge international breakthrough came with The Shamer Chronicles which is published in more than 25 countries selling over a million copies worldwide