About the Author

Claire McFall is a writer and a former teacher who lives and works in the Scottish Borders. Her first book, Ferryman, won a Scottish Children's Book Award, was long-listed for the Branford Boase Award and nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and a feature film is in development. She is also the author of dystopian thriller Bombmaker and paranormal thriller Black Cairn Point, winner of the inaugural Scottish Teenage Book Prize.

Reviews

'Touching, often funny and sometimes harrowing... The 39 Steps crossed with The Lord of the Rings.'
- The Guardian on Ferryman 'Brilliant and unexpected.'
- Manhattan Book Review on Ferryman