Thanks to lovely Sam in the office and her daughter Maddie I've just finished 'Frost Hollow Hall' by Emma Carroll. What a corking read. I was a bit bleary eyed yesterday morning as I'd stayed up late the night before to carry on reading. A ghost story for readers of about 9+ or maybe one to read together. It's a little bit scary but that's what makes it gripping and it's not in a horror way more of a mysterious way which leaves you wanting to find out how everything fits together. It's very atmospheric, a Victorian gothic ghost story about Tilly who has a near drowning experience but is saved by what she finds out to be a ghost-Kit the heir from Frost Hollow Hall. The mystery unfolds at the same time as Tilly has to grow up even more quickly and get a job to support her family. There's a good slice of life 'downstairs' in a large house as well. My hands were starting to feel worn out with all the cleaning and scrubbing the maids had to do amidst some very strange goings on. Definitely one to read in a short space of time so if you start now you can finish before the end of the weekend :-)
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