Since the death of his father, Mick, his mum and older sister Kate, have struggled to run a dishevelled B & B on the Scottish coast. Mick's mum relies on Mick now that his dad isn't around, and she seems reluctant to move on with her life. Then one day she visits a local clairvoyant who has some shocking news: Mick is going to die - and soon. When Mick finds out, his first reaction is to laugh - what a load of superstitious rubbish - nobody knows for sure when they or anyone else is going to die, do they? But gradually the prediction gets to him, raising a profound question. Are any of us in control of our destiny? Mick is compelled to find the answer, And a walk along the treacherous cliffs near his home should sort it all out. Once and for all . . .

 

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alison Prince is a much-loved and critically-acclaimed writer. She was the winner of the Guardian Fiction Award in 1994, and winner of the Scottish Arts Council Children's Book of the Year 2002 for her novel Orange and Murder.