The Invitation
The Invitation is set in the fictional country of Anacadair. When we meet Millie, she is fifteen and lives with her parents, Rush and Thea, her brother Cam, sister Elia and twin brothers Edi and Jami. Tomorrow will be Millie’s sixteenth birthday, which is a significant milestone in Anacadair. It marks the end of school and the move from childhood to adulthood. She plans to meet friends, including Yan, the boy she is in love with, to celebrate.
The day before her birthday, Millie receives a mysterious Invitation, setting in motion a series of events that reveal deeply buried secrets which threaten to destabilise the governing High Council of Anacadair. Millie and her family and must flee for their lives.
The guards and their Watchers pursue them as they flee, their peril is very real. Nobody caught by the Watchers has ever been seen again. They must reach safety at all costs, travelling in two groups and seeking help from the Underground who assist those escaping from Anacadair. Follow their journey and discover if they escape the clutches of the Watchers.
Reader Reviews
"This was a very interesting book and I was hooked from the first chapter. What great imagination the author has to create this fictional land and all of the characters. Very believable. Well done Clare."
"I thought the way you wove the three ladies around each other was brilliant. Thea was such a brilliant character. Loved the way each woman showed how women are unfairly treated and the struggles they have to be equal to men. How your roots and class are so influential. I would love to read more about Amelie. From growing up with Rush. I did wonder if Zillah would have a story? The view of a woman who knew her role and respected her husbands wishes.(today's woman would struggle here) Wanted tradition to continue. For her, she loved the life it gave her? Being a respectful wife in a high society. Not wanting to question as her life would become harder. Forgive me if I am jumping the gun. But wanted to get across the engagement the book creates. I love a book that makes you think. Beautifully written."
"I just finished The Invitation, a book that builds to a mad dash at the end, there's more coming too by the way it ends. Well done Clare."