Ellie is a girl who, from time to time, can look into the future; it is
an uncomfortable thing for her to live with. One day at dusk she becomes
aware of a procession of cats leaving the Braille Wood, not in tens, not
in hundreds, but in thousands; at the same time, Digby, the toll house
keeper, mutters that the Enemy - the hagwitch - has begun to send out
warnings again. The story develops into a battle between Ellie and the
hagwitch where Ellie finds herself fighting for the eventual safety of
the whole community. Helen Cresswell's powerfully imaginative story is
accompanied by Jonathan Heap's atmospheric and detailed illustrations to
produce a satisfying whole.