When Mopsa discovers the secret that led to the death of her father, she runs away and finds herself late at night in the doorway of a mysterious shop on one of York’s ancient streets. After trying the door handle, she tumbles inside and finds herself banished to the strange, inhospitable land of Lethe.
Pursued by hidden enemies, on her journey she meets Tom—a boy as lost as she is. In a desperate race against time, together they must unlock the magic within Mopsa’s amethyst necklace to find their way home.
Kit-in-the-Candlestick is a fantasy novel for older children and young adults with magic, mystery and romance.
Nixie Turner lives on a magical hill, high on the blustery Yorkshire Wolds, with her husband and two adorable but mischievous children. She divides her time between writing, looking after her children and fighting off feral archaeologists determined to find the hill’s treasure before she does. She has a Master’s degree in English and loves fantasy novels for children and adults.
