The Painter's Child: The Phoenix Child Series: Part 2

Book 2 of The Phoenix Child Series The Painter's Child Avril has saved her mother from the Pit of the Heat of a Thousand Suns, but more woe has befalled them. Banished from their home, the pair come upon a strange, listless village. There are no Old Ones or children - save one: the Painter's child. Here, Jezsha finds a willing audience for her thirst for power and knowledge, and Avril befriends the quiet, withdrawn child. Can Avril and the Painter's child work together to protect the people...