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Since childhood, Maria has struggled to differentiate what she imagines from what is real, keeping secrets about odd noises, invisible animals, and unseen swings in her rented holiday home. Living amid the mystery, she remains quiet—until a handmade sampler discovered in a dusty attic reveals a life belonging to a girl who once inhabited the house over a hundred years earlier. As Maria reads the notes, past and present intertwine, drawing her into a tense, dramatic climax where the boundaries of time and imagination collapse. The story explores memory, history, and the fragile perception of reality in a charming, fantastical children's tale.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Penelope Lively
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