When eleven year old Kitty meets her brother and sister to travel home for Christmas, it should be a joyous occasion. But this is the worst winter in living memory. The entire country is in chaos and sinister forces are at work, so it is not long before Kitty finds herself in a desperate and frightening situation. Who is the enormous woman on the train, and why is she so interested in the School Debating Cup? And when a famous magician tells you there is no such thing as magic, should you believe him? And as power supplies fail and lights go out, as the snow drifts and blocks roads and railways, what is it that creeps down from the high places and snuffles round the doors at night? Then there are reports of missing lorry-drivers, deserted villages ... and blood in the snow ...The author of 'The Black Joke' and 'The Honeyplot' brings us another striking adventure with a plot far-fetched but at the same time perfectly believable, and a heroine who is vulnerable, determined and really quite irritating. 'Kitty in the Winter Wild' is suitable for children of eleven years and upwards, but will also appeal to adults who have not lost their sense of adventure, imagination and wonder. And can tolerate a girl who thinks that words like 'fazackerly' and 'snoot' actually mean something.