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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This is an absolute classic! Read it as a child and re-read as an adult. Tom goes to live with relatives in the countryside to avoid catching measles from his sibling. His boredom in his new surroundings is short-lived when the grandfather clock strikes 13!!! He goes off exploring to find that the old house has a secret garden. Tom meets playmates, and forms a strong bond with Hatty. But strange things happen with time; Hatty ages quickly whilst Tom fades. But which of them is the ghost? Brilliant book. (  )booker11 | Jun 15, 2009 |   I took against this book as a child, and refused to read it, no matter how much people told me I'd like it. I enjoyed it now, but I am not sure I would have enjoyed it then. Not much happens in the story, but the bitter sweet sense of time slipping away each time Tom goes to the garden and Hatty grows a little bit older is delightful. It may be appealing to my sense of nostalgia, i think I would have demanded more action or mystery when I was little. (  )francescadefreitas | Oct 24, 2008 | I first came to this story through the BBC televison series of the same name. Tom's brother, Peter, has measles and Tom is sent to stay with his childless aunt and uncle who live in a flat. One night the old grandfather clock strikes thirteen and Tom discovers a magical night garden and a young girl called Hatty, who becomes his friend. This is a magical story about the power of friendship and dreams. ( )riverwillow | Oct 19, 2008 | When the old clock in the hall strikes thirteen at night, Tom who's staying with his aunt and uncle goes to investigate and finds that the back door opens into a garden and that no-one can see him - until he meets Hatty - a Victorian girl. Tom is ghostly in Hattie's world, and time passes more quickly for her than him. All too soon, Tom's holiday is over and Hatty is grown up. I can't think why I never read this as a child - it's wonderful! Involving time-travel and being a ghost with growing up, it's a thought-provoking read for any age and has a lovely ending too. ( )gaskella | Feb 20, 2008 | What happens with the clock strikes 13? Tom, a 19th Century English boy finds a playmate in Hattie, that spans nearly a century. Heavier on fiction than history, it will give a fanciful peak into Hatty's life as a late Victorian in the 1800's. When I was in about 2nd grade, this was my favorite book. PrairieFrogs | Nov 19, 2007 | 0.093 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0064404455, Paperback)Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to play with. Tom just counts the days till he can return home to Peter.Then one night the landlady's antique grandfather clock strikes thirteen times leading Tom to a wonderful, magical discovery and marking the beginning of a secret that's almost too amazing to be true. But it is true, and in the new world that Tom discovers is a special friend named Hatty and more than a summer's worth of adventure for both of them. Now Tom wishes he could stay with his relativesand Hatty -- forever... (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:03 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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