Sparrow's Curse

By Katy Cooper

What if memory could curse you? And what if the only way forward was through the fire you tried to forget?

Seventeen-year-old William Sparrow has spent years outrunning the fire that destroyed his home and the guilt that followed. But when a mysterious silver pendant pulls him back to the ruins of Goldhiln, he discovers the past isn't done with him - and some memories don't stay buried.
In a forest where time forgets, echoes of the dead walk beside the living, and grief becomes a curse that reshapes the world, William joins forces with Ivy - a sharp-eyed, blade-wielding runaway - and Elwin - a calm, cryptic stranger with secrets of his own. Together, they search for the truth hidden in forgotten towns, haunted bridges, and cursed trees.
But something is following them. Something that wears William's face.
As the trio ventures deeper into a land warped by sorrow, William must decide: will he run from what happened, or face the fire and remember what he's lost - even if it breaks him?

At its heart, Sparrow's Curse is about what happens when we bury grief, and whether we can truly move on without facing what hurt us. It explores found family, memory as magic, and the idea that healing doesn't mean forgetting - it means remembering the truth, even when it burns.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FCL22VNC
• ISBN13: 9798282239508
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"