The umbrella mystery:

Danni’s grandfather disappeared without a trace during a visit to Japan. No one has heard from him for forty years. Until Danni receives a Japanese umbrella from her grandmother. This and a letter are the only clues grandpa left. Is it enough to find him?

Together with her friend Kiko, she unravels the sinister secret of the miracle umbrella, for which she has to pay a great price.

Fiona Hack:

Fiona Hack (1972) lives with her daughter, dog en two rabbits ...

'The cold was exhausting Firmin. He looked around for another shelter. A woman in a nearby house saw him shuffling past. She was so flooded with compassion that the frost ferns covering her window panes melted instantly. She handed Firmin a bowl of hot broth and hurried back inside. Tears rolled down his cheeks and dripped into the fatty broth.'

What calamity caused Firmin to scour the streets of Veurne in search of shelter? Was it his own fault? And how did he react when he was suddenly ...