Publisher Description

L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and ghostly--are back in appealing new editions.
The spooky original illustrations have been retained, but dramatic new cover art by Brett Helquist (illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events) gives the books a fresh, timeless appeal for today's readers.

Author Biography

LUCY MARIA BOSTON (1892-1990) purchased a ramshackle manor house near Cambridge, England, in 1935, which over a period of two years she lovingly restored. It is this house that inspired her, at the age of sixty-two, to take pen in hand and create the beloved Green Knowe series.

Review

"The everyday becomes magical and the magical becomes believable."--Chicago Tribune
"Fantasy and reality in exotic blend."--Kirkus Reviews
"Outstanding and imaginative."--School Library Journal
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"The everyday becomes magical and the magical becomes believable."--Chicago Tribune "Fantasy and reality in exotic blend."--Kirkus Reviews "Outstanding and imaginative."--School Library Journal --

Description for Library

An English girl, a Polish refugee, and a displaced boy from the Orient explore an island-strewn river flowing past the ancient manor house of Green Knowe.

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