Clare Merrett

Art Beholding Clare Merrett

Fifteen-year-old Art wanted to spend the summer at home, with Dad, being normal. She does not want to be here, on Mum's work trip, with her colleague and his sulky, identikit daughter.

Worse, Mum has booked a place in the middle of nowhere that looks like other bits of houses stuck together. And that's just the outside. Inside, there's a half-empty book that does not make sense, and a locked door that appears from nowhere (and might be able to think for itself).

The whole thing is flat-out weird.

Except, what if appearances really do deceive? What if 'weird' is, itself, up for grabs?

The old, ugly house soon becomes the backdrop for an unforgettable summer. One that changes everything. Everything. Even reality.