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Frost Hollow Hall: 'The Queen of Historical Fiction at her finest.' Guardian

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She finds life rather delicate and she quickly realises that there is an underlying tension, which is exaggerated when she continues to have her dreams of Kit Barrington, who had drowned in the lake 10 years earlier. Ansonsten ist mir nur negativ aufgefallen, dass der Stil eher der heutigen Zeit entspricht, von der Schreibweise her. The sense of time and place are well established, as is the Higgins’ family dynamic and the relationships between the characters. Insgesamt fand ich es auf jeden Fall eine sehr gut aufgebaut Geschichte, mit gruseligen Momenten und tragischen Schicksalen, die mich sehr berührt hat. As well as being a classic ghost story this book also has the theme of how to deal with the loss of someone you love, and moving on with your life.

Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do.So cold it knocked the breath clean out of me… Slowly, gently, the lake closed over my head and all went quiet but for the blood pounding in my ears. The principle mystery of the story is, why is the main character being overwhelmed with ghostly visions? The narrator brings out the character of Tilly beautifully and Tilly, and the atmosphere, are the two most special things about Frost Hollow Hall.

If someone had told me that I would read a book that has 'dreaming' chapters interspersed within the main text, I would have said, 'Oh, no, not for me'.Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes. Emma Carroll's debut novel came highly recommended to me by my sister and fellow blogger Chrissi Reads and after reading the beautiful synopsis, I was certain I was going to enjoy it. Dadurch lässt sie sich aber nicht unterkriegen, auch wenn sie mit vielen Enttäuschungen zu kämpfen hat. It is told by Matilda (Tilly) Higgins, who, after falling in the forbidden lake at the Hall and being rescued by an angel, or a ghost, or even the watching Will Potter, loses her sister and father as they emigrate to America and then ends up as a maidservant at the Hall.

I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. This boy also appears to her in her dreams and she understands it to be the spirit of Kit Barrington who seems desperate for her to uncover the secrets behind his death.Frost Hollow Hall is one of those book as it reminded me of the books that kept me company as a child, such as Tom’s Midnight Garden and The Children of Green Knowe. As soon as she becomes fascinated with Kit and how he came to drown, however, she takes up a place as a housemaid at Frost Hollow Hall so that she is able to find out more about him. Frost Hollow Hall is a convincing read for any committed reader, who particularly enjoys historical stories. In Tilly's words: "Slowly, gently the lake closed over my head and all went quiet but for the blood pounding in my ears.

She realised that there was something he wanted; he wanted her to go to Frost Hollow Hall, and to make the reveal the truth of what had happened there ten years earlier. Tilly might feel all alone at Frost Hollow Hall with its dark secrets and grief-stricken mistress, but in the background there is Will’s loyalty, humour and bravery – and set against Tilly’s impoverished family life and the eerie circumstances she finds herself in, that’s kinda cool. Is it possible that Tilly’s near tragedy might provoke something… Furthermore, what of the silent, resentful lady of the house? Durch die ständigen neuen Entwicklungen ist die Neugier immens gewachsen, was es mit dem Tod von Kit Barrington auf sich hat, der vor 10 Jahren im See auf dem Grundstück von Frost Hollow Hall ertrunken ist. The story is delivered in an enticing way that leaves the reader hungry for more, to the point where you can easily read the book in a single day.

Aber sie hat nicht nur mit Geldnot zu kämpfen, auch in der Familie selbst fühlt sie sich nicht wirklich angenommen und trägt eine tiefgreifende Traurigkeit in sich, die sie oft einsam macht. The pace only dropped once and I found myself wanting to skip on once Tilly had gotten the job as a maid but hadn't managed to find much out about Kit or the Barringtons but it soon picked up again when the ghostly activity was cranked up a notch. I knew this book would be an easier read due to it being aimed at children but what I didn’t expect was how it was full of emotion and the characters complex feelings…… and yes, why shouldn’t children read this! The story is told through Tilly's voice and the author has captured this brilliantly, you completely believe in the character because she is so well written.

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