As the ward of the wealthy Mr Locke, January Scaller feels little different from the artefacts that decorate his sprawling mansion : carefully maintained, largely ignored and utterly out of place. But when she finds a strange book — one that tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger — for the first time, January realises she can escape her story and sneak into someone else's...
As the ward of the wealthy Mr Locke, January Scaller feels little different from the artefacts that decorate his sprawling mansion : carefully maintained, largely ignored and utterly out of place. But when she finds a strange book — one that tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger — for the first time, January realises she can escape her story and sneak into someone else's...