Publisher's Synopsis
Fin and Amity yearn for a life with music, colour and freedom. But they live on a remote grey island off northern Britain, one of the few communities to survive the great oil wars that nearly wiped out the world. Technology is only a memory. Life is a strict regime of work and prayer. Books - unless about diseases in chickens - have been burned, musical instruments smashed, make-up and mirrors are the toys of the Devil. And don't even think about dancing... Girls have little education but must have as many babies as possible to repopulate the world. Amity needs to get out soon. Inspired by tales told by her rebellious great grandmother, she knows there must be more. Then a stranger is washed up on the shore... "A terrific and convincing story, well told." Eastern Daily Press.
