When Ned is sent to stay with his aunt and uncle in Thunder''s Pocket, he''s not very pleased. But from the moment a bird flies into the train carriage on his journey there, Ned realises this isn''t going to be an ordinary seaside holiday. Has the eccentric sculptor, Marlot Corby, really put a curse on Ned''s aunt? What secrets will he find in Marlot''s house and gardens? Life in Thunder''s Pocket is going to be anything but dull.