'I'm haunted by Thanis. I see her lurking in the shadows. I fee her presence, watching me. I'll never be free of her.'

It is Jessica's big chance, the chance to make her name as an artist. Chance to make her name as an artist. All she has to do is make a silver spiral for the to do is make a silver spiral for the mysterious Thanis. But why is the spiral so important? Does Thanis pos-sess some strange power? Where does she come from? Will Jessica have to pay too high price for her success?

 

HAZEL RILEY was born in Gateshead and discovered a passion for reading as a child. That's when she decided she was going to be a writer. She studied English Literature at York University. Becoming a Trotskyist, feminst, and a Buddhist in rapid succession. After university she moved to London, did a variety of jobs, and spent some time in Egypt, developing a love of all things Egyptian. She now lives in London with herdog and divides her time between teaching adult literacy and writing for children. Thanis is her first novel for Oxford University press.