Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a book-binder. But her father has a deep secret - he posseses an extraordinary magical power. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her father's past. Who is this sinister character and what does he want? Suddenly Meggie is involved in a breathless game of escape and intrigue as her father's life is put in danger. Will she be able to save him in time?#paperback#youngadult #children#hardcover#booksaboutbooks#fiction#fantasy#middlegrade#inkworld#portalfantasy#chickenhouse