Published by Definitions, part of Random House Children's Publishers UK
Format: Paperback
£6.99
Author:
Linda Newbery
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780099451334
£6.99
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EAN: 9780099451334
Published: 23 Jan 2007
When Samuel Godwin, a young and naive art tutor, accepts a job with the Farrow family at Fourwinds, their majestic home, little does he expect to come across such a web of secrets and lies. His two tutees are as different as chalk and cheese - the beautiful younger sister Marianne, full of flightiness and nervous imagination, and Juliana, controlled and sad. With their governess, Charlotte Agnew, Samuel begins to uncover slowly the horrifying truth behind Juliana's sadness and Marianne's emotional fragility. Their discoveries change their perception of life at Fourwinds for ever and none of their lives will ever be the same again.
With her usual brilliance and ease, Linda Newbery has written a haunting and faultlessly plotted novel with characters that leap of the page and stay with the reader long after the last page is turned.
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I found myself bathing in the wonderful descriptions . . . Newbery writes with grace and immediacy
- Daily Telegraph
A gothic romance dealing with the most taboo subject of all . . . Newbery has created a climactic period story, compelling in its description and psychological drama . . . the relationship between art and life is starkly framed
- TES Teacher
This novel calls to mind the writings of the Bronte sisters . . . Despite or maybe because of the author seeming so unconcerned with current trends, this book works on every level. The plot is full of twists, the charcters are multi-dimensional, and the atmosphere of that grand Victorian house, with all its intrigue and hierarchy, is electric. Set in Stone is a gripping page-turner for children and adults alike
- Glasgow Herald
Unfolds with horrific credibility and total suspense
- Carousel
This is a plot-driven, exciting thriller
- Inis
Linda Newbery is the author of over twenty books for children and young adults, and lives in Northamptonshire with her husband and three cats.
