* FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET * 'Catriona Ward is a sorceress of the highest order and Nowhere Burning is nothing short of spellbinding' - OLIVIE BLAKE 'Gorgeous, dangerous, mythic and horrific. For anyone who likes to marvel at a remarkable storyteller' - A.J. FINN 'Broke my heart a dozen times and held me spellbound throughout. Just genius' - SARAH HILARY The Nowhere Children are expecting you... High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and rarely happily. Its last owner was its most famous: movie star Leaf Winham, who built Nowhere House as a refuge to hide from his fame... and to hide his crimes. Only when Nowhere House went up in flames were the graves discovered, the last resting places of lost young men who would never go home. Years later, Nowhere valley has become a sanctuary for runaway children, a place where adults cannot enter. Drawn by this promise, fourteen-year-old Riley pulls her brother Oliver from his bed in the middle of the night, hoping to find a new family. But the Nowhere Children are fierce in defending their valley and their secrets. For something dark lives in the ruins of Nowhere House, something that asks a terrible price for sanctuary... 'A creepy, clever and heartrending story, compelling and beautifully crafted' - EMMA HEALEY 'Darkly compelling, and so well-drawn with such a range of believable, engaging characters... Terrific' - JOANNE HARRIS 'Atmospheric and achingly tender suspense from one of our most original writers. I dare you not to fall under its spell' - ERIN KELLY

A beguiling, haunting modern fairy tale with shocking twists. Readers will not be able to put it down * Daily Express *
Beautifully written... Too compelling to put down * Literary Review *
So sharp and beautiful it draws blood and leaves scars -- Grady Hendrix, author of WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS
One part fairy tale and one part horror story, Nowhere Burning is as seductive and incendiary as Leaf Winham's Nowhere House - bursting at the seams with dark secrets, deep shadows, and the corrosive black mould of memory. The world of make - believe has never been so deadly -- M.L. Rio, author of IF WE WERE VILLAINS
Darkly compelling, and so well-drawn with such a range of believable, engaging characters... Terrific -- Joanne Harris, author of CHOCOLAT
A creepy, clever and heart-rending story - compelling and beautifully crafted -- Emma Healey, author of ELIZABETH IS MISSING
Atmospheric and achingly tender suspense from one of our most original writers. I dare you not to fall under its spell -- Erin Kelly, author of HE SAID/SHE SAID
A triumph. It's thrilling, tender and moving. As a big fan of Peter Pan lore I loved Ward's new approach to the themes, it was all so creepy in the best possible way -- Laura Purcell, author of THE SILENT COMPANIONS
Gorgeous, dangerous, mythic and horrific... This unforgettable novel evokes Stephen King and fairy tales - but it's very much an original, a story for anyone who likes to marvel at a remarkable storyteller -- A.J. Finn, author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
Broke my heart a dozen times and held me spellbound throughout. Just genius -- Sarah Hilary, author of SOMEONE ELSE'S SECRETS
Catriona Ward is a sorceress of the highest order and Nowhere Burning is nothing short of spellbinding. The scale of both tenderness and terror is a marvel... I will follow Ward anywhere, holding my breath as I go -- Olivie Blake, author of THE ATLAS SIX
Fiercely original, full of malice and wild empathy. Ward is so damn good and always, always surprising -- Lauren Beukes, author of THE SHINING GIRLS
An amazing mix of intricate story-telling, edge of your seat plotting, incredible world-building and characters who will find a place in your heart. A bit Stranger Things, a bit Spielberg, a bit Stephen King, whilst also being completely original -- Araminta Hall, author of EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
Haunting and unsettling... Within the horror, there is tenderness, too, and hope. A beautiful, disturbing novel about the power of belonging -- L.V. Matthews, author of THE TWINS
Gripping and beautiful and haunting and virtuously crafted... A thrilling, sinuous reflection on the lengths we go to for family, you won't be able to stop reading -- Virginia Feito, author of VICTORIAN PSYCHO

Catriona Ward was born in Washington, DC and grew up in the US, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. She is the bestselling author of Looking Glass Sound, Sundial and The Last House on Needless Street, which was both a Richard and Judy Book Club and BBC2 Between the Covers Book Club pick. She lives in London and Devon.