Darkwater

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First published in the United States 2012 by Dial Books

Published in Great Britain in 2000 by Hodder Children’s Books

Copyright © 2000 by Catherine Fisher

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Fisher, Catherine, date.

Darkwater / Catherine Fisher.

p. cm.

Summary: Sixteen-year-old Sarah sells her soul to reclaim her family’s estate and is given 100 years to atone for their sins, but as the bargain nears its end, modern-day Tom, yearning to attend the private

school that Darkwater Hall has become, gets caught up in the bargain.

ISBN 978-1-101-59110-9

[1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Private schools—Fiction. 3. Schools—Fiction. 4. Soul—Fiction.

5. Twins—Fiction. 6. Brothers—Fiction. 7. England—Fiction. 8. Great Britain—History—Edward VII, 1901–1910—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.F4995Dav 2012 [Fic]—dc23 2011048063