"We come into the world out of the dark. We haven't got a clue where we've come from. We've got no idea where we're going. But while we're here in the world, if we're brave enough, we'll flap our wings and fly."

It's easy. Running away from Whitegates. Erin and her running-away friend January do it all the time. But this time they're going down river. This time they might never come back. This time they're looking for a tiny corner of Paradise.

How could they imagine that what they'd find there would be Heaven Eyes? Heaven Eyes. This girl who should have drowned at sea, this girl rescued from the mud. This girl with a secret history only Grampa knows. And he isn't telling…

"David Almond understands the joy and fear of being alive better than most - Heaven Eyes is a mysterious gift of a novel." - The Times