Secrets of Carrick: Ghostheart

Ghostheart resonates with language both poetic and accessible, words and phrases that will have readers entranced… * Aussie Reviews *The world of Carrick is stark and beautiful, cruel and magical, encircled by the unforgiving sea. From the opening sentence, I entered the cave of this story willingly, bewitched by the eerie poetry of Ananda’s words, and stepped out encrusted in salt, gritty with sand, and haunted. – Carole WilkinsonGhostheart is poignant and eerie, a tale that ebbs and flows like the ocean Mally is so afraid of * The Kylie Verse *This book is beautifull written, with flowing, lyrical prose * Magpies *

Ananda Braxton-Smith is a journalist and children’s author. She has written several titles for Black Dog Books, including a series for older readers, the Secrets of Carrick. The first two books in the series, Merrow and Tantony, were Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Books in 2011 and 2012, in addition to being finalists in the Young Adult Fiction category of the 2010 and 2011 Aurealis Awards.