'I wish I could see my mother again - just once- and tell her I'm sorry I didn't keep my promise.' Staying with their father in a bizarre Gothic house in a sinister woodland, Megan and her younger brother, Brand, are struggling to come to terms with their grief and guilt over their mother's recent death. But the house harbours its own secrets, and soon Megan and Brand find themselves on a quest to put right the mistakes of the past - but only if they choose to accept a dangerous bargain...

 

There are 151 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Five Leaves Publications .

Gill Vickery has loved writing and painting since she was very small. She has been a teacher, and also a children's librarian, which she says is the best job in the world, because you get paid to read children's books! The Ivy Crown, Gill's first novel, won the Kathleen Fidler Award.