The amazing Mr Blunden / Antonia Barber.

By: Barber, Antonia, 1932- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Virago, 2021Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 245 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780349016597; 0349016593Related works: Reprint of (manifestation) : Barber, Antonia, 1932- GhostsGenre/Form: Ghosts -- Juvenile fiction. | Action and adventure fiction. | Ghost fiction. DDC classification: 823.914 Summary: Mr Blunden's words echoed through Lucy's ears as she explored the house. It was such an old house that it seemed to Lucy as if all the past was gathered up inside it as if in a great box; as though it had a life of its own that continued to exist just beyond the reach of her eyes and ears. Did Mr Blunden, who went out of his way to offer their mother the job as caretaker, mean to help or hurt them? Could she and her brother Jamie really help those troubled ghosts from another age? 'Charming, magical and life-affirming, Antonia Barber's clever and moving tale has become a much-loved favourite.
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Originally published as 'The ghosts'. London: Cape, 1969.

For ages from 8 to 12 years.

Mr Blunden's words echoed through Lucy's ears as she explored the house. It was such an old house that it seemed to Lucy as if all the past was gathered up inside it as if in a great box; as though it had a life of its own that continued to exist just beyond the reach of her eyes and ears. Did Mr Blunden, who went out of his way to offer their mother the job as caretaker, mean to help or hurt them? Could she and her brother Jamie really help those troubled ghosts from another age? 'Charming, magical and life-affirming, Antonia Barber's clever and moving tale has become a much-loved favourite.

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