TY - BOOK AU - Barber,Antonia AU - Barber,Antonia TI - The amazing Mr Blunden SN - 9780349016597 U1 - 823.914 23 PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - Virago KW - Ghosts KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Action and adventure fiction KW - lcgft KW - Ghost fiction N1 - Originally published as 'The ghosts'. London: Cape, 1969; For ages from 8 to 12 years N2 - 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 ER -