Publisher's Synopsis
Maggie tiene once años y vive en Fennis Wick encerrada y protegida del mundo exterior por una frontera tras la cual se libra la Guerra Silenciosa y vagan los mugrientos y malignos errantes. Su hermano Jed es uno de los mayores,venerado y especial. Un héroe. A su hermano pequeño, Trig, todo el mundo lo quiere. En cambio, Maggie es la del medio; la invisible y la relegada. Un caluroso dìa de septiembre conoce a Una, una errante hambrienta que ha salido en busca de ayuda, y todo parece mejorar.
Maggie is eleven years old and lives in Fennis Wick locked away and protected from the outside world by a frontier behind which the Silent War is fought and the filthy and evil wanderers roam. His brother Jed is one of the oldest, revered and special. A hero. His little brother Trig is loved by everyone. Instead, Maggie is the one in the middle; the invisible and the relegated. One hot day in September he meets Una, a hungry wanderer who has come out for help, and everything seems to be improving.
Maggie is eleven years old and lives in Fennis Wick locked away and protected from the outside world by a frontier behind which the Silent War is fought and the filthy and evil wanderers roam. His brother Jed is one of the oldest, revered and special. A hero. His little brother Trig is loved by everyone. Instead, Maggie is the one in the middle; the invisible and the relegated. One hot day in September he meets Una, a hungry wanderer who has come out for help, and everything seems to be improving.
