Sorry pointed his fingers at Laura."Stand and deliver, Chant.What are you doing here？""I thought you might help me, " she said."I need help, I think.And you're a witch, aren't you？"
From the moment Laura sees the face in the mirror, she knows it's an omen. It isn't the first time she's had a premonition, but never before have the consequences been so dire. That very day,the sinister shopkeeper Carmody Braque touches and brands her little brother. As Jacko fights for his life,Laura seeks out the one person who might be able to help. But the path she is about to take will change her forever.
Margaret Mahy was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing in 2006.