The critically-acclaimed first novel from historicalfiction star Lucy Strange - a perfect gift for readers aged 9 andup. CHOSEN AS ONE OF AMAZON.COM'S BEST MIDDLE-GRADE BOOKSOF 2017CHOSEN IN THE TELEGRAPH'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2016'Perfect in so many ways.' EMMA CARROLL'Tender, funny, devastating and just about word perfect.'NATASHA FARRANT, winner of the Costa Book Award'Outstanding' THE BOOKSELLER1919. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane istoo busy to pay any attention to Henrietta and the things she sees– or thinks she sees – in the shadows of their newhome, Hope House.All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers thatHope House is full of strange secrets: a forgotten attic, ghostlyfigures, mysterious firelight that flickers in the trees beyondthe garden.One night she ventures into the darkness of Nightingale Wood.What she finds there will change her whole world ... A beautifully told debut with a classic feel, incorporatingthemes of family, loss and childhood loneliness. Ideal for fans of Emma Carroll and Hilary McKay.A perfect gift for readers aged 9 and up.
