This was a curious book. I ended up enjoying it quite a bit but will the intended audience "get it"?
Clo's life has been in the shadows - her father is an old ex-painter who restores (and steals) works of art. One night when he doesn't come home Clo sets off at their meeting spot. When he still doesn't arrive a messenger gives her a note from her father and a ticket. Clo doesn't understand at all what is happening especially when she arrives on an island where she can't understand anything and is put to work carding and spinning. Eventually after nearly drowning and eating a strange soup she begins to understand. She is living with her grandmother and Mischief the cat who weave (or damage in the cat's case) a tapestry. But what exactly is the tapestry and how does it fit in with Clo's past and maybe her future.
On the island Clo meets Cary who at first is the only one who understands her. Together the two friends rescue each other and set out on a new life.
The cool parts - the tie in to Greek mythology Fate and Icarus for example. The language on the island was a neat trick (spoiler - it was written backwards). it took me awhile to figure out and then I went back to read it all. Will readers pick up on it? It was a bit bizarre though... curious to see what my readers think.
