A skinful of shadows /

By: Hardinge, Frances [author.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Macmillan, 2018Description: 414 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781509835508 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- FictionGenre/Form: Fantasy fiction. | Young adult fiction. | Teenage Fiction. | Fantasy/Magic. DDC classification: 823.92 Summary: When a creature dies, its spirit can go looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space inside them, perfect for hiding. Makepeace, a courageous girl with a mysterious past, defends herself nightly from the ghosts which try to possess her. Then a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard for a moment. And now there's a ghost inside her. The spirit is wild, brutish and strong, but it may be her only defence in a time of dark suspicion and fear. As the English Civil War erupts, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession - or death.
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When a creature dies, its spirit can go looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space inside them, perfect for hiding. Makepeace, a courageous girl with a mysterious past, defends herself nightly from the ghosts which try to possess her. Then a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard for a moment. And now there's a ghost inside her. The spirit is wild, brutish and strong, but it may be her only defence in a time of dark suspicion and fear. As the English Civil War erupts, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession - or death.