A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters who go on a
quest to break the curse that's haunted their family for generations.
All Betty Widdershins wants is an adventure--one that takes her far away
from Crowstone, the gloomy island where she's always lived. But instead
of an adventure, Betty and her sisters, Fliss and Charlie, are given of
a set of magical objects, each with its own powers: a scruffy carpet
bag, a set of wooden nesting dolls, and a gilt-framed mirror. And these
magical objects come with their own terrible secret: the sisters' family
is haunted by a generations-long curse that prevents them from ever
leaving their island--at the cost of death.
The sisters set out to break the curse and free their family forever.
But after stumbling upon a mysterious prisoner who claims to be able to
help them, they find themselves in great danger. And in order to break
the curse--and stay alive--they must unravel a mystery that goes back
centuries, one that involves shipwrecks, smugglers, and sorcery of the
most perilous kind.