Set in a remote mountain village in the grip of a deadly drought, a young girl sets out to look for berries. She falls into a deep, dark cave, where shapes and shadows lurk and bats abound. Cold and frightened, she desperately wishes for the comforting figure of her cousin Hilal, but he is far away and cannot help her. It seems that no one can. But in that eerie cavern lit only by the occasional glimmer of glow worms, she comes across an owl and a mysterious child who lead her to a discovery which could save her people ... if only she could get out and reach them.

 

This book was published 2018 by Medina Publishing Ltd .

Julia Johnson is a writer and actress. She first went to the middle East in 1975, where she continued to develop her skills as a story teller. This is her sixth children's book.