The Butterflies of Meadow Hill Manor
Meet Amy. She’s been sent to live with her strange aunt at Meadow Hill Manor in Belper, Derbyshire, to help her ‘recover’. Local rumour says that the manor is haunted, but Amy doesn’t care. She’s too busy shutting the world out to be bothered by rumours.
Amy’s lonely world is interrupted when she hears strange noises in the manor. She finds herself drawn to a mysterious magic hidden within the building. Should she continue to ignore it, or should she face her fears and embrace this strange, new magic?
Heart-warming and unique, The Butterflies of Meadow Hill Manor is a moving fantasy fiction which sensitively weaves themes of grief and healing along with friendship and discovery to deliver a truly magical story.
The Secret of Meadow Hill Manor
Release date - October 2026
Two years on from her sister’s death, Amethyst is finally starting to move on and Meadow Hill Manor is the place she calls home.
With its stone floors, dusty tapestries and burning fires, the manor has become a sanctuary. A place of warmth and safety, far from the memories of her sister. She has her Aunt Mina, her best friend, Gillian, and a flutter of magical butterflies for company.
Life gets turned upside down for Amethyst when her mother insists she must leave Meadow Hill and move back to her London home. London, that contains only memories and the spaces her sister used to fill.
Determined to find a way to stay, Amethyst turns to the butterflies, but butterfly magic can only be used to help others. Can she find a way around this?
Delving deeper into the magic, Amethyst fights to stay at Meadow Hill but her journey leads her to secrets and as with magic, secrets cannot be silenced forever…