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- ISBN 9780861549528
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 14 Aug 2025
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In a creaky old house on a small, damp island, someone – or something – is waiting…
A Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
"Thrillingly scary and impossible to put down. Don't read it alone!" Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co
A grieving family. A decaying house. A babysitter with a monstrous secret. Nothing on Gloam Island is quite what it seems...
Gwen doesn’t need anyone to help her look after her younger siblings. And she isn’t fooled by the beautiful babysitter with the hungry eyes and sharp teeth. But everyone else is. So if Gwen wants Esme Laverne gone, she’ll have to handle it herself.
As Esme’s power grows, Gwen must embrace her deepest fears before she can defeat the monster in her home for good.
Because as everyone knows, it’s impossible to be brave unless you’re already afraid.
Jack Mackay (author)
Jack Mackay is a writer, theatre-maker and horror enthusiast. Though he’s currently floating around somewhere near York, his heart is in the Midlands, in his grandparents’ creaky old house where he grew up. He has written stories since he was four years old, but this is the first one that was any good. He also co-founded Griffonage Theatre, a York-based company with a taste for the madcap and macabre. He loves his family, his dog, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and K-pop.
Ben Joel Price (illustrator)
Ben Joel Price is the author/illustrator of The Monstrous Tale Of Celery Crumble, Earth Space Moon Base and other stories. BJP is also a graphic designer and creative director of Symetria Limited – an independent design and publishing house specialising in contemporary greetings cards and stationery. He lives and works on a remote plot somewhere outside of London. www.benjoelprice.com