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Barraclough, Lindsey
2 Reviews
(3)
YA
After opening with some backstory about a witch from the 1500s, this 1962-set novel centers on Cora and Mimi--last of the Guerdon line. Mimi is acting weird, two mysterious women are following them, and the family house is undeniably cursed. With its lush, moody English landscape and elaborate history, this companion to Long Lankin is equally ambitious and frightening.
Reviewer: Sian Gaetano
(2)
YA
Cora, sent with her little sister to crumbling Guerdon Hall, learns that the family has suffered a string of child deaths and abductions. Delving into Guerdon history, she and a local boy increasingly see ghosts of the children and of a tormented Elizabethan priest. This post–World War II horror fantasy, told in three voices, evokes the eastern England setting with earthy richness.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
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July, 2012
2 reviews
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