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The protagonist of our book is Nona, the sole survivor of a family killed by a German bomb during the Blitz. She carries a heart-shaped shard of glass that serves as a reminder of the incident and is also the source of her magical power. She lives with her Uncle Antoni, a former Polish volunteer fighter pilot with the RAF, who now works as a stained-glass window repairman. They are both united by their memories of the war and use their work on stained-glass windows as a form of healing. They were lured to the wilds of Dartmoor by a spirit known as Alasea, who has mesmerised Antoni into completing the stained-glass windows of a church. Once they arrive in Dartmoor, they are joined by Castor, a rather cowardly boy who takes the form of either an imp-like creature or a crowand is Nona's only friend in this weird place. Alasea has a sister named Serafin, who has and the two sisters have a rather strained relationship with Alasea. The primary antagonist of the book is known only as The Soldier, a veteran of the First World War who has similar magical powers to Nona. He uses magical beings called Rattlesticks, skeleton creatures formed from earth and foliage, that can turn you into one of them if they touch you. Overall, while the characters do have some depth, particularly Nona, the rest of them seem to be a bit flat and I would've liked to have them developed a little more.