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|summary=Newcomer Morgan can't understand why her parents are confining her to her house and garden, rendering her unable to explore the island on which she now lives. Elsewhere on the island, Mary has lived there all her life but still has questions: How did her mother die? Where's her little brother being held captive? Two very different girls, united by their desperation to discover what has been hidden from them by those who say they care.
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'''Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2012'''
 
It's the time for the tall mainland men to come to the island to trade, so 16 year old Mary prepares. She brings out her handmade 'broideries' and hides Barney, her little brother, in a cupboard. This is a necessary preparation born of fear, for the island boys have been vanishing, taken by the traders. On this particular day Mary's broideries go, but so does Barney.

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