Her Perilous Mansion

by Sean Williams

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In a strange mansion miles from anywhere, an orphan named Almanac and a twelfth daughter named Etta find themselves working - and bickering - side by side in the largely deserted rooms. But soon they realise that the house and its inhabitants are not quite what they seem, and there's more at stake than just their jobs. Can they solve the puzzle of Her Perilous Mansion before it's too late?… (more)

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Fabulous kids fantasy with adventure, intrigue, powerful magic, and a happy ending. Two teens unhappy with their current situation get offered jobs that are too good to be true. The story starts with their arrivals at their new place of employment, and goes sideways from there. Ghosts in the walls, a hidden library, and a cellar so full of rubbish it could take a lifetime for one of our protagonists to clear, this is a fascinating old house and a fascinating story. (

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Aurealis Award (Shortlist – Children's Fiction – 2020)

New South Wales Premier's Literary Award (Shortlist – Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature – 2021)

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In a strange mansion miles from anywhere, an orphan named Almanac and a twelfth daughter named Etta find themselves working - and bickering - side by side in the largely deserted rooms. But soon they realise that the house and its inhabitants are not quite what they seem, and there's more at stake than just their jobs. Can they solve the puzzle of Her Perilous Mansion before it's too late?

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