When magic and mystery become a part of adult memory, and children only know the hushed whispers in dark corners, people expect trouble at every turn. For Gin, her safety relies on those dark corners and the danger of the grimy British streets. Magic and fantasy are a long buried dream; until she meets the candle-maker. Thrust into his secretive world with just a sullen, shadowy guide for company, Gin clings to the edges until the heavily guarded line between life and fantasy blurs. As she chases her inevitable future to escape the echo of what lies behind, the world and all she knew of it becomes one final step into the unknown.

When magic and mystery become a part of adult memory, and children only know the hushed whispers in dark corners, people expect trouble at every turn. But that part of Gin's life has become a dream, a memory that seems all too haunting, and the friends she came to love are now far away. With Niall drifting away from her, the surreal occurrences all around force Gin into a world she never knew existed, until now.

When magic and mystery become a part of adult memory, and children only know the hushed whispers in dark corners, people expect trouble at every turn. Gin had hoped to leave the Otherworld realm behind. But now she has returned with a plan, to rescue her friends and show them a way home. Without knowing whether Niall has followed her, or if a route back to Lidoffad now exists, she has to strike out alone. Her only hope is to find her friends and another way home, before the old enemies of the past find her.