A Secret of Birds & Bone: the new children book from Times-bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave

A Secret of Birds & Bone is a children’s book by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. It is described as a spellbinding story from the Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Girl of Ink & Stars, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.

Synopsis

Set in an Italian city ravaged by plague, the story follows Sofia, whose mother carves mementoes from the bones of loved ones. When her mother fails to return home one day, Sofia is left to question whether this work has led her into danger.

Sofia and her little brother, Ermin, are sent to a convent orphanage, but they soon escape with the help of an enigmatic new friend and their pet crow, Corvith. Their journey takes them beneath the city and onwards to the towers of Siena, where, circled by magpies, they uncover a terrible truth.

Key details

• Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
• Children’s book
• Also by the author: The Girl of Ink & Stars
• The Girl of Ink & Stars is a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner
• Described as a spellbinding story