Skinful of Shadows

A Skinful of Shadows is a dark historical fantasy set in the early part of the English Civil War. Makepeace is an illegitimate daughter of the aristocratic Fellmotte family, and as such shares their unique hereditary giftthe capacity to be possessed by ghosts. Reluctant to accept her appointed destiny as vessel for a coterie of her ancestors, she escapes. As she flees the pursuing Fellmottes across war-torn England, she accumulates a motley crew of her own alliesoutcasts, misfits, criminals, and one extremely angry dead bear. From Costa Book of the Year awardwinning author Frances Hardinge comes another historical fantasy thats sure to satisfy her leagues of fans who are eager for more.