02822cam a2200553 i 4500 603691494 TxAuBib 20220902120000.0 210724s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021287254 9781789094343 paperback 1789094348 paperback (OCoLC)1160072152 TxAuBib rda Slatter, Angela,. All the murmuring bones / A. G. Slatter. First edition. London : Titan Books, 2021. ©2021. 367 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Orphaned as a young child, Miren O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents on their isolated, rambling estate Hob's Hallow. Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer, the terrifying creatures who live in the depths of the sea: safety for their merchant ships in return for a child of each generation. But for many years the family have been unable to keep their side of the bargain and their fortunes have suffered as a result. When Miren's grandfather dies, her grandmother puts in train a plans to restore their glory - but at the price of Miren's freedom. Finding amongst her grandfather's papers evidence that her parents may still be alive, Miren is determined to escape and discover the truth about her origins. This takes her on a treacherous journey to Blackwater, the estate her parents built when they fled Hob's Hallow, but on arrival Miren finds the estate in decline and her 'Uncle Edward' in charge: where are her parents, and who is this Edward Elliott really? A story of mystery and magic and the strange creatures that lurk beneath the waves."--Provided by publisher. 20220915. Orphans Fiction. Grandparent and child Fiction. Family Secrets Fiction. Mermaids Fiction. Deals Fiction. Magic Fiction. Orphans - Fiction. Magic - Fiction. Grandparent and child - Fiction. Grands-parents et enfants Romans, nouvelles, etc. Secrets de famille Romans, nouvelles, etc. Sirènes Romans, nouvelles, etc. Marchés (Négociations) Romans, nouvelles, etc. Orphans. Mermaids. Magic. Grandparent and child. Family secrets. Deals. Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Fantasy fiction. TXDCK