Four powerful stories of adventure and imagination - in this world and beyond. When Keith's father dies, his mom sells their house and takes Keith to live in Scotland. He misses his dad and his home, but most of all he misses his friend Melly, a girl whose father is a lion tamer, and who seems almost otherworldly. Keith is in a park in Edinburgh when he sees a girl who looks exactly like Melly, and whose father once worked for the circus, taming lions. To solve the mystery and protect his best friend, Keith embarks on a perilous quest to uncover the secrets of Melly's doppelgänger. In these four tales, Peter Dickinson writes with clarity and wit about young people whose adventures take place across space, time, and the boundaries of their souls.