Out of Breath

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<p>Flynn is a thirteen-year-old girl caught between her violent, out-of-control brother, Sam, and her mother, who is struggling to cope. And then, one impossibly hot night, a strange half-feral boy called Alex turns up at the bottom of Flynn's garden. Alex is one of three runaways; there's also Diana, who has just had a baby, and Mouse, who is only six and already an accomplished arsonist.</p><p>With Flynn and Sam in tow, the rag tag group of children venture into the deserted countryside, pursued by a terrifying and unseen man. Deep in the woods, they stumble across an abandoned cottage which seems to offer refuge but soon begins to reveal its dark and terrifying secrets...</p>

Autorenportrait

Julie Myerson is the author of<i>Home: The Story of Everyone Who Ever Lived in Our House</i>and nine novels, including the best-selling<i>Something Might Happen</i>, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize. In the words of the<i>Observer</i>, she 'has a talent for making the unthinkable readable. The results are riveting.'

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