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Loading... Set in Stoneby Linda Newbery
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A classic Gothic mystery, simply told (well, it is a Young Adult book). A good read with the obligatory Victorian stately home, resident governess and newcomer, and a family with lots of skeletons in their past! Had a similar 'feel' to A Gathering Light. ( )For anyone who enjoys a good Victorian mystery this is a light and quick read reminiscent of Wilkie Collins. It's got all the usual ingredients including a few twists and turns. This is not a light read, it's got a lot of things happening that really are hard to deal with. Two sisters living in a house with their father, some servants and a governess companion are joined by an artist. Supposedly for art lessons but the father has motives. The house is called the house of four winds but one of the wind sculptures is missing, part of the story is finding the missing scuplture and the reasons why it's missing. Not for young readers. A wonderful book, showing again that Linda Newbery is a fantastic writer. She really captures the reader, and although I found it a bit slow at first, I soon couldn't put it down. Should have got onto the Carnegie Award shortlist. no reviews | add a review
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