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Illustrated by
Dan Burgess.
While hospitalized with tuberculosis during World War II, Emmaline gets caught up in a quest involving winged horses that she believes only she can see. Letters from a mysterious Horse Lord guide her as her illness worsens. Accompanied by occasional full-page black-and-white silhouette illustrations, this atmospheric tale leaves readers to decide for themselves: does Emmaline die or does she live?