Fairy Hill

Strange things are happening in Fairy Hill.

Thirteen-year-old Anna is upset when she is sent to stay with her dad and his new family at Fairy Hill in the west of Ireland. Hearing whispers in the wind, Anna senses she is being watched, but nobody believes her except the mysterious boy down by the lake. When her little half-brother, Jack, nearly gets lost, Anna suspects that someone is trying to steal him away. She wonders if the stories about the old house and the fairies are true. And if they are, could Jack be in real danger?

One of Ireland’s best-loved storytellers for children is back with a story inspired by WB Yeats’ poem ‘The Stolen Child’, which brings together modern Ireland and Irish folklore in a captivating way. When Anna is sent from London to stay with her dad and his new family in rural Ireland, she is not happy but slowly her dad’s farm and the woods and animals start to work their magic. Anna’s intelligence and bravery are put to the test when her father ploughs a field said to contain a fairy fort. Strange things begin to happen … A genuinely eerie and captivating story, with a cracking plot. Sarah Webb, Irish Independent