Book Description
A new chilling murder mystery and ghost story for teenagers from this compelling writer.
Product Description
Identical twins, Charlie and Cass have taken sides and quarrelled when their parents split up. Charlie is staying with Gran for the summer holidays. She explores the area, and in trespassing in the grounds of the local stately home, Cleremont Park, she starts to see ghosts. The apparitions always do the same thing when she sees them - and as she learns more about the history of the place, it becomes clear that they are re-enacting events leading to a hidden murder. She finds that she must work with her twin, and make friends with the boy currently living in the house, in order to battle with the curse on the Cleremont family . (20040624)
From the Back Cover
"...I heard a faint voice coming from inside the tomb. "Help, please help!" Suddenly I had a terrible feeling of evil and death, so strong that I sank down on the top step, unable to move." Identical twins, Charlie and Cass, divided by their parents' separation - discover a sinister lake in the grounds of Cleremont Park. Ghosts lead Charlie to a strange tomb on an island where she meets Jack. What has happened to his father? Who put a curse on the Cleremont family? Unravelling the threads of a long-ago crime brings terror and danger to the twins. Will it unite or divide them for ever? Praise for Griselda Gifford's last book, Second Sight. "It is the writer's gift to share the interior lives of her characters with such skill and sensitivity, and the reader's gift to enjoy the responsible and perceptive psychological narrative.' CAROUSEL.
About the Author
Griselda Gifford has had over 20 books for children published and has also written short stories for adults. She has run writing workshops for children and adults and now teaches Creative Writing at an Adult Education Centre. She exhibits and sells her paintings locally and belongs to a photographic club. She lives with her husband and her pet dog, Toby. (20040624)
