"Myth, magic and a witchy girl who holds the key to healing the heart of a grief-stricken boy"
In a word: magic. Finbar Hawkins’ myth-infused Stone casts an unforgettable spell. Lucidly poetic, its bone-deep evocation of a boy’s grief for his father speaks to the heart in wonderful, accessible ways that will resonate with a huge range of readers.
While tormented by grief, and guilt over the last words he spoke to his deceased dad, Sam finds a stone that seems to make strange things happen, not least when he visits the legend-steeped hillside near his home. Then, as Sam’s mum and sister implore him to open up, enchanting, tarot-reading Oona explains that the stone is a scrying stone, as used by witches “to tell the future, to read the past… to open other worlds”.
With Halloween approaching, a time “when all that’s dead returns to the earth”, to quote Oona, Sam opens up to a man who’s struggling with the death of his wife, and opens his heart to find reconciliation and the beginnings of peace.
Honest and profound on the pain of loss and the magic of unexpected healing, Stone is a heart-achingly beautiful, savour-in-one-sitting treasure.
| Primary Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
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A second novel from the bestselling author of Branford Boase-shortlisted and Carnegie-nominated Witch. An engrossing story of fathers and sons, death and grief, and unexpected bonds, new and old, forged by dark and benign magic.
When Sam, grieving the death of his father, finds a silver-flecked stone, ice-cold to the touch, strange and eerie things begin to happen. Myth, legend, magic and witchcraft mingle on the ancient hillside where the chalk white horse has galloped for centuries. Ravens wheel. Wolves prowl. As Halloween draws close, witches dance. Odin gathers brave, fallen warriors to his side. Only the mysterious new girl, Oona, can heal Sam's heart, revealing tarot secrets with her bewitching ways.
Stone features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Stone is available in Paperback, Hardback
Stone was written by Finbar Hawkins and published by Zephyr an imprint of Head of Zeus
Stone has 266 pages
