“I think we’re here,” I tell her gently, and she blinks over at me, like she’s startled to find me there. Her eyes are wide as she stares out the window, but I’m not sure she’s actually seeing anything. She’s sitting in the seat across from me, chewing absently on her thumb. My mom doesn’t make any move to get out of the cab. “One-Thirty-Three Gloucester Road,” he barks as he stops the meter. The driver makes one more turn before stopping at a corner and glancing over his shoulder at the three of us in the backseat.
When the car turns away from the main road, we find ourselves in a neighborhood of empty streets that shine darkly in the rain, the quiet houses still waiting for their owners to return. The streets are a blur of monotone gray, and the sidewalks are filled with commuters scurrying home under dark, faceless umbrellas. OUTSIDE THE RAIN-SPLATTERED WINDOW of the taxi, London looks like it’s dressed for a funeral. He carried with him only a light pack, for he had every intention of returning. . . . He crossed a sea to venture to London, for he wanted to find his brother, who was the bravest of soldiers. Once upon a time, there was a boy not so very far from being a man. But can she save Neverland without losing herself? Excerpt As Gwen struggles to remember where she came from and tries to find a way home, she must choose between trusting the charming fairy-tale hero who says all the right things and the captivating pirate who promises to keep her safe.Ĭaught in the ultimate battle between good and evil, with time running out and her enemies closing in, Gwen is forced to finally face the truths she’s been hiding from all along. Here, good and evil lose their meaning and memories slip like water through your fingers. Gwen discovers that this new world she inhabits is called Neverland, but it’s nothing like the Neverland you’ve heard about in stories. And Gwen begins to realize that maybe her mother isn’t so crazy after all… Gwen’s only saving grace is that her best friend, Olivia, is with her for the summer.īut shortly after their arrival, the girls are kidnapped by shadowy creatures and dragged into a world of flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous Fey. Her mother believes they are being hunted by brutal monsters, and those delusions have brought them to London, far from the life Gwen had finally started to build for herself.
From “talented wordsmith” ( Publishers Weekly) Lisa Maxwell comes a lush, atmospheric fantasy novel filled with twists and turns about a girl who is kidnapped and brought to an island inhabited by fairies, a roguish ship captain, and bloodthirsty beasts.įor as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home.
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