The coach set into motion, horses’ hooves clicking over the cobbles.

Still smiling, Catherine said, “Yes.”

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I’m grateful beyond measure to my agent, Kristy Hunter, and my editor, Karen Wojtyla, for their patience and support as I wrote this book. Thank you for helping me make this story better, and for believing in me.

Many thanks to the wonderful team at McElderry Books for all their hard work, including Nicole Fiorica, Justin Chanda, Greg Stadnyk, Tom Daly, Bridget Madsen, Elizabeth Blake-Linn, and Chantal Gersch. Thank you also to the team at Simon & Schuster Canada, including my Canadian publicist, Mackenzie Croft. And thank you to Miranda Meeks for the gorgeous cover illustration.

A huge thank-you to my family and friends for supporting me and my writing.

To the librarians, booksellers, and readers—I’m so grateful for your enthusiasm and support. Thank you so much.

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KELLY POWELL is the author of Songs from the Deep. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history and book and media studies from the University of Toronto. She currently lives in Ontario. Visit Kelly at powellkelly.com or on Twitter @KellyCPowell.

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Description: First edition. | New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2020] | Audience: Ages 12 up. | Audience: Grades 10–12. | Summary: Catherine Daly’s ability to awaken the dead for a final goodbye goes awry when she and Guy Nolan, the watchmaker’s son, seek a watch but find, instead, a boy whose return from the dead draws danger to the three.