At a time when the Borderlands are ruled by feuding families, violence and superstition are rife. When Martin Farrell, a poor peat-cutter's son, finds he is the joint heir of the two most powerful families in the land, he is caught up in their bloody hatred.

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Janni Howker, having published only three books to date, has been garlanded with awards (including the Whitbread and the Somerset Maugham), and her books have been successful in many languages. Anthony Browne is now regarded as one of the world's most popular and successful artists, and has won many awards in Great Britain, and also in the USA, Holland, Germany and other countries.