Lykewise: A spine-tingling middle-grade novel filled with curse mirrors and doppelgangers

Darren Simpson

Sep 2026 · Pushkin Press

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240

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Don't look too closely into the mirror.

It may look back...

The village of Harrowmere is plagued by strangeness: foggy boglands, eerie wraithlights and the legend of Grasping Jack. So how could local boy Dunn Caulkner have known that the darkest threat of all would come from a mirror?

Nobody questions the travelling salesman touting looking glasses. Nor do Dunn and his friends see any harm in a ritual said to reveal your true self. After all, what could be dangerous about a reflection?

The answer is everything...

Praise for Lykewise:

'This is everything I could ask for from a middle-grade horror... Sophisticated, spooky and smart' Jack Mackay, author of Gloam

'This eerie work of genius proves why Darren Simpson is the king of middle-grade horror!' Elle McNicoll, author of A Kind of Spark

'Perfect for fans of the Aveline Jones series, Lykewise will leave you thinking twice before you look in the mirror' Scope for Imagination

Don't look too closely into the mirror. It may look back... The village of Harrowmere is plagued by strangeness: foggy boglands, eerie wraithlights and the legend of Grasping Jack. So how could local boy Dunn Caulkner have known that the darkest threat of all would come from a mirror? Nobody qu...

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About the author

Darren Simpson is the critically acclaimed author of Scavengers, The Memory Thieves, Furthermoor and Thirst. His award-winning books have been translated into several languages and he's been nominated twice for the prestigious Carnegie Medal. He also once won a budgie at school. Darren lives with his wife and sons in Nottingham and loves long walks with headphones, playing the drums and reading in bed on rainy Sunday mornings.

Darren Simpson is the critically acclaimed author of Scavengers, The Memory Thieves, Furthermoor and Thirst. His award-winning books have been translated into several languages and he's been nominated twice for the prestigious Carnegie Medal. He also once won a budgie at school. Darren lives with...

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