Cinders & Sparrows is a magical page-turner by the author of The Peculiar, the acclaimed international bestseller. Unforgettable and utterly enchanting, this stand-alone tale about family, belonging, and friendship will bewitch readers of Tahereh Mafi's Whichwood, Katherine Arden's Small Spaces, and Diana Wynne Jones's Howl's Moving Castle. Cantanker, Zita begins to wonder who is friend and who is foe. And as she is guided through lessons in the art of witchcraft by the somewhat mysterious Mrs. Now the mistress of the castle, Zita soon realizes foul play led to the death of her family. Twelve-year-old Zita, an orphan and a housemaid, has resigned herself to a life of drudgery when a strange letter arrives, naming her the only living heir to the Brydgeborn fortune. Readers of Kate Milford's Greenglass House, Victoria Schwab's City of Ghosts, and Diana Wynne Jones will be riveted. As the name 'cinder cone' suggests, they are cone-shaped hills made up of ejected igneous rocks known as 'cinders'. They are the world's most common volcanic landform.

When a twelve-year-old orphan unexpectedly becomes the mistress of a seemingly abandoned castle, she is thrust into a mysterious plot involving murderous spells, false identity, and a magical battle of wills between the living and the dead. What Are Cinder Cones Cinder cones, also known as pyroclastic cones, are the smallest and the simplest type of volcano. A suspenseful tale of witches, family, and magic from internationally bestselling author Stefan Bachmann.

Cinders & Sparrows by Stefan Bachmann