Madeleine and her brother find themselves surrounded by flames; they escape but their adoptive parents are trapped in the house.
The authorities think Madeleine’s responsible and she’s separated from her traumatised brother, who won’t speak.
Now labelled “difficult”, Madeleine is sent to a children’s home deep in the countryside.
She soon realises the place is not what it seems and sets out to escape and bring to the attention of the authorities what really is happening at the home.
Nothing is going to stop Madeleine from getting to the bottom of the truth and be reunited with her brother Oli.
Another compelling novel.
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