The Ones That Disappeared

Some stories need to be told...

A moving, beautifully-written and poignant novel about child trafficking and the search for freedom.

Kept by a ruthless gang, three children manage to escape from slavery. But freedom isn't just waiting on the outside.Separated, scared and looking after a small child, Esra will do whatever she can to reunite with her friend Miran, who was captured by the police - the police who she mustn't trust.

Hiding in the shadows of the forest, Esra is found by a local boy, a boy with his own story. Together they will create a man out of mud. A man who will come to life and lead them through a dark labyrinth of tunnels until they finally have the courage the step above ground.

'The writing is beautiful and the message of survival and bravery a universal one.' - The Bookseller

Until they finally have the courage to speak their story. Until they finally have the courage to be free.

Beautiful, magical and moving, this is a Skellig for a new generation, from the author of The Bone Sparrow, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2017 and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2016.