"Readers won't be able to turn the pages fast enough."--Soman
Chainani, New York Times-bestselling author of The School for Good
and Evil series
"An entertainingly witchy world."--Kirkus Reviews (starred
review)
A suspenseful tale of witches, family, and magic from internationally
bestselling author Stefan Bachmann. When a twelve-year-old orphan
unexpectedly becomes the mistress of a seemingly abandoned castle, she
is thrust into a mysterious plot involving murderous spells, false
identity, and a magical battle of wills between the living and the dead.
Readers of Kate Milford's Greenglass House**, Victoria
Schwab's** City of Ghosts, and Diana Wynne Jones will be
riveted.
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Twelve-year-old Zita, an orphan and a housemaid, has resigned herself to
a life of drudgery. But one day a strange letter arrives, naming her the
only living heir to the Brydgeborn fortune. Now the mistress of the
castle, Zita soon realizes foul play led to the death of her family. And
as she is guided through lessons in the art of witchcraft by the
somewhat mysterious Mrs. Cantanker, Zita begins to wonder who is friend
and who is foe.
Unforgettable and utterly enchanting, this stand-alone tale about
family, belonging, and friendship will bewitch readers of Tahereh Mafi's
Whichwood, Katherine Arden's Small Spaces, and Diana Wynne Jones's
Howl's Moving Castle. Cinders & Sparrows is a magical page-turner by
the author of the acclaimed international bestseller The Peculiar.
