The Accident Season

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A bewitching, dark and beautiful debut novel about a girl living in the shadow of a mysterious curse. 'A magical debut that you will devour' Guardian 'Stunning . . . I am still blown away. An exquisite story' Publishers Weekly 'Hands down the best book I've read this year' Melinda Salisbury It's the accident season, the same time every year. Bones break, skin tears, bruises bloom. The accident season has been part of seventeen-year-old Cara's life for as long as she can remember. Towards the end of October, Cara's family becomes inexplicably accident-prone. They banish knives to locked drawers, cover sharp table edges with padding, switch off electrical items - but injuries follow wherever they go, and the accident season becomes an ever-growing obsession and fear. But why are they so cursed? And how can they break free? A bewitching, dark and beautiful novel that will stay with you long after the final page.

Moira is half-French, half-Irish and lives in Dublin where she writes magic realism, reads tarot cards and raises witch babies. Moira's first novel, The Accident Season, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and received widespread critical acclaim. Her second, Spellbook of the Lost and Found, was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award.

A magical debut that you will devour * Guardian * Eerie and edgy, dark and intense . . . You'll read it in a single breathless sitting * The Bookseller * Months after reading Moira Fowley-Doyle's stunning debut, I am still blown away . . . One of the best books I've read in years. An exquisite story - the kind to win awards, top bestseller lists, and become the obsession of book lovers everywhere * Publishers Weekly * Months after reading Moira Fowley-Doyle's stunning debut, I am still blown away . . . One of the best books I've read in years. An exquisite story - the kind to win awards, top bestseller lists, and become the obsession of book lovers everywhere * Publishers Weekly * This astonishingly bold debut combines gritty reality with mystical, ghostly presences - and is beautifully written * Daily Mail *