Riverskin

£7.99

Out 12th June

pre-order this brilliant debut children’s book by Teesside author and poet Mike Edwards.

I’m Tess of the Tees. I was a gift from the river. This is my life. Always has been. Hasn’t it…?

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Out 12th June – pre-order now

A dark, pacy and atmospheric journey of self-discovery from a debut author and performance poet. Tess lives in the “turns”, a network of tunnels under the River Tees, with her Aunt Peg and her monstrous Unkle Darkwater. When Aunt Peg starts to develop signs of dementia, Tess must find someone else to keep her safe.

And she is beginning to doubt her aunt’s stories about her origins, too. Tess longs to find out the truth about her family once and for all, but that will mean leaving the turns, and she has never been on dry land before – or mingled with dry-folk. Can she survive away from the river? And does she have the strength to take control of who she will become?