All Vanilia Solveig wants is to be just a regular, ordinary kid. Still, by the time her 12th birthday approaches, her magical powers begin to emerge and it becomes clear, to her consternation she is far from ordinary.In fact, she is really, quite scarily e-x-t-r-a-o-r-d-i-n-a-r-y!Drawing on themes from Norse folklore, Of the Wind, the Sea and the House of Strength takes the reader on a magical journey from the islands of Orkney to the realms of fantasy.