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The Children of Green Knowe (70th anniversary illustrated edition)

Lucy M. Boston
Illustrated by Peter Boston

Discover the timeless Carnegie-winning classic based on a real manor house, in a story steeped in history, magic and spirits from the past.

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£14.99
Format
Hardback
ISBN
9780571391837
Date Published
24.10.2024

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Summary

Discover the timeless Carnegie-winning classic based on a real manor house, in a story steeped in history, magic and spirits from the past.

This deluxe 70th anniversary gift edition features a beautiful foiled jacket and inside illustrations by the author’s own son.

‘Are there sometimes other children here?’

Mrs Oldknow looked at him as if she would like to know everything about him before she answered.

‘Yes,’ she said, ‘sometimes.’

Tolly has been sent to live with his great-grandmother, Mrs Oldknow, in an ancient manor house deep in the countryside. Green Knowe and its grounds are full of exciting toys, pictures and objects and there is so much to see and do. But not only that – the house is haunted! And the ghosts Toby, Alexander and Linnet all have their own stories to tell.

‘A classic treasure’ Guardian

Critic Reviews

All the more haunting for the drawings by Peter Boston, which look like woodcuts. This edition, for the 70th anniversary, is beautiful.

The Spectator

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An award-winning classic story of a friendship

LoveReading4Kids

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A classic treasure

Guardian

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A magical story which has become a classic

The Story Museum

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A descriptive and inventive children's adventure and a love song to the author's real-life home

The Guardian

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Exciting adventures involving the natural and supernatural worlds

Independent

Lucy M.Boston

Lucy Boston was born in 1892 in Southport, Lancashire, one of six children. She went to a Quaker school in Surrey, and was married in 1917. She later moved to a beautiful manor house near Cambridge which provided the setting for her Green Knowe stories. She started writing at the age of sixty and won the Carnegie Medal for A…

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