![]() ![]() It is only when you get this far in and the story develops a twist that you understand (or at least start to) the build up. The first 3 quarters of the book is about The Folk and Corinnas job. I am torn between giving it a 2 or a 3 to be honest. Who are her parents? Why does her hair grow two inches a night? Why is she always drawn to the sea and long for the sweet taste of fish? But there are many questions about Corinna. ![]() She is also Rhysbridge Foundling Home's Folk Keeper - a difficult and dangerous job which consists of looking after and controlling 'the Folk' - spiteful, maverick, savage creatures who live in the cellar and will only be prevented from spoiling the milk, terrifying the livestock and other disruptions by gifts of cream, salt pork and similar luxuries. ![]() Corinna Stonewall is fifteen years old and an orphan. ![]()
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