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First UK edition. Price still on dustjacket. Minor bump to foot of book spine. This cunning first novel explores the darker side of childhood where innocence is swallowed by knowing manipulation. Set in war-torn Britain. “It’s World War II in Boring, whoops, Baring-In-The-Marshes. Elfie is eight and her most favourite person is 12-year-old Shonna. But Shonna prefers finding out about witchcraft, how babies are made, and her father’s affair with Nora Adora. As the witchcraft and sexual revelations grow in potency, Elfie struggles to understand what is going on around her.” IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH