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After eleven-year-old Stella proved herself an intractable child in Withering-by-Sea, her three ghastly aunts send her to Wormwood Mire, the moldering family estate. There, Stella, who has the power of invisibility, makes friends with her eccentric cousins Strideforth and Hortense, and uncovers the tragic story of her past. Full of foreboding and mystery, this is a satisfying sequel, complete with atmospheric green-hued mixed-media illustrations.