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Ford, Michael

The Poisoned House: A Ghost Story

319 pp. | Whitman | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8075-6589-6 $16.99
(3) YA After her mother dies, fifteen-year-old Abi is forced to be a servant in Greave Hall, a mansion governed by decrepit Lord Greave and his tyrannical housekeeper. Abi senses a lurking supernatural presence in the house; when a dark family secret is unveiled, everything Abi knows is transformed. With crisp prose and suspenseful drama, Ford weaves a straightforward yet chilling Victorian London ghost story.
Reviewer: Kayla Cottingham

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