Full of heart, drama and beauty, this sweeping fantasy inspired by ancient folklore will draw you into a secret world within Britains waterways.This book is a gift of rare imagination and luminous writing. A classic in the makingKATYA BALENI loved this book so much. It feels like a contemporary classicALICE WINNBishops writing transforms Britain into a magical network of rivers, channels and lochs that will fill you with wonderANN SEI LIN Kelda has always protected her little sister Isla from danger on the rivers, and from the suspicions of their community. For Isla cannot breathe underwaterand so her very existence is forbidden by silvermens Lore. Now the rivers of England are growing sick: monstrous creatures are awakening and a fierce torrent of blame falls upon Keldas family. When betrayal comes, the sisters escape on a desperate journey upstream. Joining forces with a mysterious boy, Kelda discovers the darkest depths of her kinds secret history. But to save bo