His plans succeed, anyone under 18 without leprosy has to go out to another island named Coron whilst those who are over 18 with and without leprosy have to stay in permitted areas to stop the spreading of disease.

It’s all she knows and loves, but the arrival of malicious government official Mr Zamora changes her world forever: her island is to be made into a colony for lepers. Rose Hopkins - 'It was a creative, emotional rollercoaster, butterflies woven through the story, like a ribbon, tying it all together.The last night together she opens up and tells the story of her father showing that the mother was afraid that Amihan would never know because her mum might die.

Mr Zamora, a government representative, forces all untouched children under the age of 18 to leave their families and sail to Coron.Kiran lives in Oxford with her husband, the artist Tom de Freston, and the fulfilment of one of her earliest ambitions: their cat, Luna.