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165 pp.
| Candlewick |
August, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-3000-3$16.99
(2)
YA
This collection of five linked ghost stories begins with Edith Wharton's "Kerfol" retold from the servant's perspective. Subsequent main characters include an artist in 1802, a 1926 party girl with a dark secret, an American couple in 1982, and, in 2006, a deaf gardener. Noyes grounds each entry in its time while maintaining the gothic atmosphere throughout.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2008