‘Into The Grey’ proves pure gold

A supernatural thriller that brings past and present together to explain the complexity of brotherly love has become the first work to win the Children’s Book of the Year award and Children’s Choice accolade.

Into the Grey by Celine Kiernan is set in the 1970s and tells the story of identical twins who are forced to move when fire destroys their family home.

“This imaginative and empathetic supernatural thriller coalesces past and present to explore the complexities of fraternal love and pain of loss,” the judges commented.