Stay Where You Are And Then Leave Shears

Stay Where You Are And Then Leave ShearsFrom the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, a warm and moving story of a boy's search for his missing father during the First World War. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at

All forged on the hearth

Bailey is trying to solve two murders

an electricity-like magic

glittering scales and a roar that shakes the ground

Their games take on a horrible significance

to unravel the origins of this diabolical plot from which no one will emerge unscathed

Ultimately

unexpected connections

It's the Australia of his childhood

Which is why the absinthe demimonde of rich collectors was electrified when a mysterious bon vivant claimed to be in possession of a collection of precious

Financial Times 'A special book that will change how you approach your day and live your life

From the author of The Trees