The cunning man - Celia Rees

Finn hates water. She's haunted by terrifying nightmares in whichshe is running before a huge wave that threatens to engulf her inwatery darkness for ever. And the dreams have been worse sinceshe, her mum and her two younger brothers arrived in Cornwall.Then she discovers the strange curse that was laid upon the cottageyears ago, and she's sure vengeful Griffiths has something todo with it. She's seen him, endlessly tying and retying a lengthof rope, creating the knots that - superstition has it - can conjurestorms. Finn knows that she's in mortal danger if she can't finda way to break the curse...