The Ninth Child

Sally Magnusson’s classy new novel The Ninth Child has snared me … Suffice to say I’m hooked, and I’m only on page 50. It’s wonderful and I daren’t stop. One never messes with the faeries. - Melanie Reid, THE TIMES

Not only did the book transport me while I read, but when I slept my dreams were extraordinarily vivid - I dreamt I was roaming in the highlands, smelling fresh air, feeling sunlight - far from my hospital bed. Few books have this impact on me. - Michelle Gallen, author of BIG GIRL SMALL TOWN

An engaging mix of folklore and Victorian history - Sunday Times

This eerie tale blends Scottish folklore with historical fiction - i

Enthralling - Scots Magazine

Well-researched, fascinating … a strong sense of place … an accomplished piece of writing, cementing Magnusson’s place, not just as one of Scotland’s best-loved broadcasters, but one of Scotland’s leading writers of historical fiction - Scotland on Sunday

Entertaining, educational and thought-provoking, The Ninth Child is pacy and accomplished, with particular skill in capturing the supernatural chill attached to some of Scotland’s most picturesque sights - Press Assocation

A compassionate story of the clashing cultures of science and superstition, of male and female, rich and poor - Anne Goodwin Weekly

Broadcaster and journalist Sally Magnusson has written 10 books, most famously, her Sunday Times bestseller, Where Memories Go (2014) about her mother’s dementia.

Half-Icelandic, half Scottish, Sally has inherited a rich storytelling tradition. Her debut novel, The Sealwoman’s Gift, was a Radio 2 Book Club and Zoe Ball Book Club selection, and was shortlisted for several prizes, including the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year, the Paul Torday Memorial Prize, the McKitterick Prize, the Waverton Good Read Award and the HWA Debut Fiction Crown.

The Ninth Child, her second novel, publishes in spring 2020.