The Secret of Nightingale Wood

Henry moves to the countryside with her family, scarred by
her brother's untimely death. Her only friends are characters from
her favourite books - until, one day, she wanders into the woods
and meets Moth, a striking witch-like woman. Together they form
a bond that could help Henry save her family and overcome her grief.

Klappentext 1919. Henry moves to the countryside with her family, scarred by her brother's untimely death. Her only friends are characters from her favourite books - until, one day, she wanders into the woods and meets Moth, a striking witch-like woman. Together they form a bond that could help Henry save her family and overcome her grief. Zusammenfassung 1919. Henry moves to the countryside with her family, scarredby her brother's untimely death. Her only friends are charactersfrom her favourite books - until, one day, she wanders into thewoods and meets Moth, a striking witch-like woman. Together theyform a bond that could help Henry save her family and overcomeher grief.

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The critically-acclaimed first novel from historical fiction star Lucy Strange - a perfect gift for readers aged 9 and up.
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Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta and the things she sees – or thinks she sees – in the shadows of their new home, Hope House.

All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange secrets: a forgotten attic, ghostly figures, mysterious firelight that flickers in the trees beyond the garden.

One night she ventures into the darkness of Nightingale Wood. What she finds there will change her whole world ...