Publisher's Synopsis
"Not just a master of our darkest dreams but also a literary juggler." THE TIMES "Fast and furious...like a hospital trolley on a toboggan run." MAIL ON SUNDAY Micky Bellsong is living with her aunt in a trailer park on the far edge of the Californian dream. There she meets Leilani Maddoc, a precocious, charming nine-year-old. Although Leilani's left leg requires a brace and her left hand is deformed as well, she is buoyant and indomitable; her great spirit begins to inspire change in Micky. Then the Maddoc family disappears. Micky is convinced that Leilani's life is in danger, and no one seems to care. Alone and afraid, Micky sets out across America to find the Maddocs - and discovers that she has pitted herself against a fearsome, cunning adversary...
