A Crack in the Line

Proof Copy. 8vo. 277pp. Printed wrappers.

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The first volume in the Aldous Lexicon trilogy. Original version published as When the Snow Falls (1995) for young readers, this series is known as the Withern Rise trilogy in the U.S.

On the second anniversary of his mother's death, Alaric Underwood stumbles upon a parallel world, one in which his mother survived the accident, but his rightful life is being lived by a girl called Naia. "An intriguing story of multiple universes." –Kirkus Reviews