A haunting story of friendship, courage, time-travel and a very special crow.
It is January 6th 1928, the day before the Great Flood. Glory a twelve year-old orphan works at The Frippery and Fandangle Emporium creating jewellery with her secret assistance the crow Fusspot. The river is about to burst its banks, a snow storm has engulfed the town when she meets Needle, who has done a spot of time travelling to reach Inthington. Can two children and a crow save the fourteen lives endangered by the the flood? Can they change the future?

Inspired by the Great Flood of London, ELSETIME is an epic story of courage, determination and time-travel from debut Irish author, Eve McDonnell.