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The Ivy Crown

The Ivy Crown

by Gill Vickery (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

    $15.03
Synopsis

Staying with their father in a bizarre Gothic house in a sinister woodland, Megan and her younger brother, Brand, are struggling to come to terms with their grief and guilt over their mother's recent death.



But the house harbours its own secrets, and soon Megan and Brand find themselves on a quest to find a priceless violin, and the truth about a young woman wrongly accused of witchcraft three centuries ago.



Megan and Brand discover they can put right the mistakes of the past - but only if they choose to accept a dangerous bargain ...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 25 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 034079612X
ISBN 13: 9780340796122
Book Overview: Winner of the Fidler First Novel Award.

Media Reviews
This is a novel of three layers - a light, conventional topping of witchcraft and revenants, a chewy middle section about a treasure hunt for a lost violin, all resting on a serious study of bereavement and recovery . . . it is a satisfying cake of a story with some rich ingredients. * Carousel *
A brilliant debut novel from Gill Vickery in which she skillfully interweaves family tensions of the present with the evil events of the past - all entangled with the eerie house in Hopkins Hollow. An atmospheric, engrossing read. * Valerie Bierman *
Author Bio
Gill Vickery is a former children's librarian ('the best job in the world because you get paid to read children's books!') and teacher, who has been interested in writing and painting from a young age. She went on to study art for six years although her interest in writing overtook her interest in art. Her other passions include 'anything to do with Italy' - including learning the language.