Cuddy tells us '. . . if you understand there is a miracle, then there is . . . ' In this complex and intriguing story, a group of kids who are all related and descendants of St Cuthbert, or Cuddy, must gather together seven holy talismans to help Cuddy return to his own island paradise . . . While this is taking place, Jude must confront her own traumatic past if she is able to face her future.

 

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

William Mayne has been described as one of the outstanding children's authors of this century (Oxford Companion to Children's Lit. ). He has won all major awards including the Carnegie and Guardian fiction award.