The House at the End of the Sea

Author: Victoria M. Adams Series: The Bolds

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Saffi doesn't want her new life, living with her dad, little brother and old-fashioned grandparents in their B&B by the sea. She is grieving for her mum and longs for things to go back to normal.But this new home is anything but normal: the walls change colour, a face appears in the mirror, and the pantry is suddenly filled with fancy food. When a party of extraordinary visitors arrive at midnight, Saffi begins to realise that her family has a dark, magical secret. It will take all her bravery to discover the truth and find a way into another world...Cover art by Sharon King-Chai

Critic Reviews

"A delightfully eerie mystery that explores complicated family histories. A twisty tale of fairy folklore and what it means to stand betwixt and between" -- Skye McKenna
"Majestic, in the tradition of Garner and Cooper. A debut with real magic in its pages" -- Sinéad O'Hart
"Alongside being a thoroughly menacing mystery that throngs with fairy folklore and the repercussions of an ancestral pact, The House at the End of the Sea is also cleverly multi-layered as it explores grief, dual-heritage identity and colonialism through the lens of an atmospheric story" LoveReading4Kids
"What a gorgeous story! The setting felt inventive, while leaning into traditional folktales. The family dynamic was complex and nuanced, but totally sympathetically done. I was gripped by the story and characters and raced through the final chapters. A brilliant book for young readers" -- Elen Caldecott
"A captivating, vivid and nerve tingling story ... An enchanting, extraordinary story" ReadingZone

About the Author

Victoria M. Adams spent her childhood bouncing between Cyprus, Canada and the US with her Iranian mother, trying to achieve first place in the ‘Most Visas Acquired Before Age Eighteen’ sweepstakes. As an adult, she carried on the nomadic family tradition by adding France and New Zealand to the mix, where she worked as an animator, copywriter, tutor and story coach, in no particular order. Somewhere along the way, she acquired a BA in Film and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck College. She currently teaches Creative Writing at City Lit and shares her London home with two humans and a feckless cat.