Seaglass is Eloise Williams's best yet. What a book! My daughter said I looked like I was going to cry at one point reading it - I was so worried about Snow. The pace is excellent, so well pitched for the middle grade (and adult) reader & I love the fact that the story of the WWII girl is based on real life. The way the author writes about the sea is very Dylan Thomas; poetic and powerful with a keen awareness of pace. I could almost reach out & touch the sea. Lark and the rest of the wonderful cast (I loved Snow in particular) are a breath of fresh air; original, admirable in their bravery and the way in which Lark stands up to bullies and racism. They unravel the mystery of the girl in the green dress at lightning speed - I read it in 2 days as I couldn't put it down because I had to know what had happened to the girl in the forest. I adored her previous novel, Gaslight but I think Lark and Snow might have stolen my heart.

Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy. I had previously read and loved gaslight by Eloise too so I was very keen to get my hands on seaglass. Seaglass is a tense, yet lovely read. A troubled family? Or are they? Is everything about to fall apart for them? A lonely girl.... what does she want? Or who does she want? and why? An eerily chilling ghost story.