'A magical debut that you will devour' Guardian'Stunning . They banish knives to locked drawers, cover sharp table edges with padding, switch off electrical items - but injuries follow wherever they go, and the accident season becomes an ever-growing obsession and fear. But why are they so cursed?
A bewitching, dark and beautiful debut novel about a girl living in the shadow of a mysterious curse. The accident season has been part of seventeen-year-old Cara's life for as long as she can remember. Towards the end of October, foreshadowed by the deaths of many relatives before them, Cara's family becomes inexplicably accident-prone. But why are they cursed? And how can they break free?