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The Ghost of Gosswater

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Ghost of Gosswater

Contributors:

By (Author) Lucy Strange

ISBN:

9781911077848

Publisher:

Chicken House Ltd

Imprint:

Chicken House Ltd

Publication Date:

1st October 2020

UK Publication Date:

1st October 2020

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Zombies, ghosts and the undead
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Rivers and lakes
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Divorce, separation, family brea
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief

Dewey:

823.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 135mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

250g

Description

A thrilling Gothic tale from the author of Our Castle by the Sea, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. 'Told in deft and luminous language, The Ghost of Gosswater is storytelling at its very best.' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of THE GIRL OF INK & STARS 'Family secrets, a ghost girl and a forbidding manor house that goes up in smoke ... You can't help rooting for Agatha in this spooky, addictive tale of friendship and family.' THE TIMES 'Eerie, shimmering, unputdownable' HILARY MCKAY, winner of the Costa Book Award The Lake District, 1899 The Earl is dead and cruel Cousin Clarence has inherited everything. Twelve-year-old Lady Agatha Asquith is cast out of Gosswater Hall to live in a tiny, tumbledown cottage with a stranger who claims to be her father. Aggie is determined to discover her real identity, but she is not alone on her quest for the truth. On the last day of the year, when the clock strikes midnight, a mysterious girl of light creeps through the crack in time; she will not rest until the dark, terrible secrets of the past have been revealed ... The third novel by acclaimed bestselling author Lucy Strange, author of The Secret of Nightingale Wood and Our Castle by the Sea A thrilling gothic adventure for young readers aged 9 and up perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge Follows strong-willed heroine Agatha Gosswater as she untangles the dark mystery of her own past, with the backdrop of the eerie Gosswater Lake

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