

It turns out that the villagers are deeply divided about the wild animals - conservationists believe it’s right they are rewilded in the woods, while local farmers see them as a threat. While her vet dad has a new job in a new village to keep him busy, Emily knows no one, and the place is alien to her too, not least when she discovers that lynxes roam the fields around their new home, Badger Cottage. Dad is often short-tempered and distracted, while Emily feels alone, unable to talk to anyone about how she feels. Dodd’s Keeper of Secrets is a moving, drama-driven story of nature, friendship and conservation.Įleven-year-old Emily lost her mum fairly recently and both she and her dad are struggling without her. Underpinned by a young girl’s grief, loneliness and struggle to find peace, Sarah J.

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