After her fathers tragic death, Athy and her mother move to a little island off the south-west coast of Ireland,
where she enjoys being alone - finding more comfort in words and books than people.

But she soon discovers she has a much bigger purpose in life than appeasing her anxious mother,
when her best friend Byron, a Newfoundland dog, comes back from the dead.

An adventure ensues with his arrival - and her love for words, superb memory and even her unusual physical peculiarity prove very useful - while her stubbornness and previously held beliefs are tested to the full,
as she uncovers that all is not as it seems.

TERRANOVA is a book about friendship, belonging and finding the courage to be yourself.