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When Sara, a young woman scarred by her mother’s abandonment, lands a summer job restoring an old Victorian estate, she hopes the task will shed light on her family’s secrets. The work brings her into contact with a lonely foundling and two restless ghosts, whose presence turns the serene manor into a labyrinth of mystery. Faced with enigmas that blur past and present, Sara must rely on her own determination and the help of these specters to unravel her mother’s true story.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Eve Bunting
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