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A beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets. For those who loved Pax and The War That Saved My Life.
A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2017
An Amazon Best Book of 2017
A 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the Year
A Telegraph Top 50 Book of the Year
Everyone is too busy to pay attention to Henrietta and the things she sees -- or thinks she sees -- in the shadows of their new home, Hope House. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is busy taking care of her younger sister.
All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange secrets: a forgotten attic, ghostly figures, mysterious firelight that flickers in the trees beyond the garden.
One night she ventures into the darkness of Nightingale Wood. What she finds there will change her whole world...
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“Author Lucy Strange narrates her debut novel with the sensitivity that comes from having written it. She fully dramatizes the upheavals of twelve-year-old Henrietta…Strange animates Henrietta’s determination to help her family and her frustrations in doing so…A passion for words is always evident, and lyricism provides emotional respites in this difficult story. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“A gripping novel in Secret Garden mode…Bliss for passionate readers aged nine and older.”
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“Friendships, family, love and loss all come together in this beautiful debut.”
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“In an imaginative, compelling first-person narration, Henry wraps her story in fairy tales, exposing her guilt, grief, isolation, and fear as she unravels the stunning secrets of Nightingale Wood.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) -
“A brave heroine propels this strong and richly layered novel, a memorable portrait of grief, resilience, and rebirth.”
— Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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A Telegraph (London) Best Books of the Year selection
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A BookPage Best Book of 2017
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A 2019 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration in Middle-Grade Fiction
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The 2019 Audie Award Winner for Best Narration by the Author or Authors
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A Waterstones Pick for Best Book of the Month
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About Lucy Strange
Lucy Strange, author of books of fiction for young adults, worked as an actor, singer, and storyteller before becoming a secondary school English teacher.