Fifteen-year-old Corinna lives disguised as a boy and employed as a folk keeper. It is her job to pacify the folk, the spirits who take their anger out on the folk keeper rather than the village. Corinna has learned to be self-reliant. She lies, rejects friends, keeps secrets, and makes sure that others are punished if they cross her. She is summoned to a vast seaside estate to be their folk keeper. However, the folk there are wilder, fiercer and more deadly than she expects. Corinna struggles to pacify the folk, deals with an unexpected friendship, and unearths dark secrets that will eventually threaten her identity and life.
This book reminds me a bit of "Coraline" as it too is a dark book told in fairly simple language. It has a very creepy atmosphere, draws heavily from folklore, and features a strong heroine. A good book to re-read.
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