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Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

by PhilippaPearce (Author)

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    Paperback 2015

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Synopsis

When Tom is sent to stay at his aunt and uncle's house for the summer, he resigns himself to endless weeks of boredom. As he lies awake in his bed he hears the grandfather clock downstairs strike . . .eleven . . . twelve . . . thirteen . . . Thirteen! Tom races down the stairs and out the back door, into a garden everyone told him wasn't there. In this enchanted thirteenth hour, the garden comes alive - but Tom is never sure whether the children he meets there are real or ghosts . . . This entrancing and magical story is one of the best-loved children's books ever written.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: Reissue
 Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 02 Apr 2015
ISBN 10: 0192734504
ISBN 13: 9780192734501
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: A timeless classic about Tom's adventures in his secret, midnight garden

Media Reviews
A rare, moving story, beautifully written, and true in every way that matters. * The Guardian *
Masterpiece of English children's literature. * The Independent *
A timeless favourite * Good Housekeeping *
Haunting and lyrical children's story. * The Daily Telegraph *
A story that came to be loved by children, parents and teachers everywhere. * The Times *
Author Bio
Philippa Pearce was the youngest of four children of a flour miller and corn merchant. The family lived in the flour mill, which stood on the upper reaches of the River Cam, in Great Shelford, south of Cambridge. She went to school in Cambridge, and studied English and History at Cambridge University. After college she worked in the BBC, as a scriptwriter and producer, and then in publishing as an editor. Her earliest ambition was to be a writer, and she has written many books, winning the Carnegie Medal for Tom's Midnight Garden. She has also been awarded an OBE for services to Children's Literature. She died in 2006.