L. Samuels is een boeiende stem wiens werk het rijke tapijt van de Jamaicaans-Amerikaanse identiteit verkent. Door middel van suggestieve proza en inzichtelijke observatie duikt Samuels in thema's van erfgoed en verbondenheid, en biedt lezers een uniek perspectief. Hun verhalen worden gekenmerkt door warmte en diepgang, waardoor lezers worden meegezogen in levendige werelden en herkenbare personages. Samuels' artistieke gevoeligheid strekt zich uit tot illustraties, wat hun verhalen een extra laag van rijkdom toevoegt.
The Fadrix wasn't destroyed. It never can be. And its return helps Phoebe during a wild, unexpected holiday detour into the bustling city of London. While literally escaping the dangerous clutches of rogue members, Phoebe must use the little time she has and work alongside Renaud and Colin to decipher an important vision.
"... delightful fantasy with a likable and powerful young heroine." - Kirkus Reviews 2019 Literary Titan Gold Award 5-starred reviews from Readers' Favorite 2020 Eric Hoffer Award Book Finalist 2020 Eric Hoffer Award, daVinci Eye Finalist Grandmother Naan’s superstitious stories seem too peculiar and childish to Phoebe Douse. It’s foolishness, as she likes to say. But when surprising and unfortunate circumstances in Texas lead her to accept a timely invitation to attend a remote boarding school, thousands of miles away in Scotland, Phoebe finds that everything is not what she made herself believe. Unwittingly, Phoebe is thrown onto the stage of power and danger as events unfold that reveal the extent of her abilities and Naan’s connection to the school. There, Phoebe is introduced to the clandestine world of S3A2 and is forced to decide between her new friends and the promises of power and S3A2 status from the welcoming but strangely mysterious Headmaster Duff. Will Phoebe be able to develop her abilities in time to protect her friends? Or, will she decide to use her abilities to fuel her own ambitions?