A fight for survival against torrential flooding and local superstition from the Queen of historical fiction.





'A thrilling story.' The Times

'The Hilary Mantel of children's fiction.' The Telegraph

'Enthralling.' LoveReading



A sinking boat . . .

A girl in disguise . . .

A disappearing sea . . .





When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, Gem, she's only having a bit of fun. But now is not the time for a girl to be drawing attention to herself. She is sent away to find work dressed as a boy. Luckily a rich manor house is hiring.





Yet Barrow Hall's inhabitants harbour dangerous secrets of their own, the suspicious owner is hunting for witches, and the house itself is a little too close to the sea . . .



'To read a new Emma Carroll book is to wallow in a warm bath as she expertly combines a thrilling story with local history and characters to root for.' The Times



'Carroll's historical fiction is at its best in this dramatic story . . . A wonderful sense of place and challenging characters.'Daily Mail, Best Children's Books of the Year



'Emma just gets better and better and BETTER.' Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher & #PrimarySchoolBookClub



Emma Carroll was a secondary school English teacher for many years. The Somerset Tsunami is Emma's ninth novel for Faber; she has also written the highly-acclaimed Frost Hollow Hall, The Girl Who Walked on Air, In Darkling Wood, The Snow Sister, Strange Star, Letters from the Lighthouse, Secrets of a Sun King and When we were Warriors. She lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers.