CONTENTS

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
     
  4. PART ONE The Lighthouse
     
  5. Match
  6. Storm
  7. Basket
  8. Rock
  9. Blame
  10. Whack
  11. Pillowcase
  12. Miss Amalia’s Plan
  13. Nailed Shut
  14. Martha
     
  15. PART TWO The Black House
     
  16. Joseph’s Funeral
  17. Night
  18. Day One of Seven Years
  19. Buckets and Mops
  20. The Secret
  21. Blood
  22. Monster
  23. Stink
  24. Hunting Party
     
  25. PART THREE The Boy under the Bed
     
  26. The Monster under the Bed
  27. A Song for the Monster
  28. Women with Tails
  29. Coffee with Martha
  30. Taming the Monster
  31. That Stupid Child
  32. Bath Time
  33. How It Works
  34. Fence
  35. Dresses
  36. The Mouth of the Night
     
  37. PART FOUR Summer
     
  38. Sorry
  39. C-A-T
  40. Warm Days
  41. Fathers and Legs
  42. Carpenter’s Hut
  43. Cart
  44. Afternoon Off
  45. Splinters
     
  46. PART FIVE The Mermaid in the Tent
     
  47. The Phenomenal Freaks
  48. Eyes
  49. To the Fair
  50. The Schoolteacher’s Heart
  51. Quarter
  52. The Rosewoods
  53. Aunt Sparkling Diamond
  54. Earl’s Stroke of Luck
  55. Around the Fire
  56. Letter
  57. Fish Swims
     
  58. PART SIX The Stuff of Heroes
     
  59. Goodbye
  60. Photograph
  61. The Admiral’s Return
  62. Blackberry Pie
  63. Nick
  64. Heroes
  65. The Admiral Looks Out of the Window
  66. Boat
  67. Nails
  68. Harbour
  69. Storm
  70. Rock
  71. The Black Em
     
  72. About the Publisher
  73. Copyright