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When her father takes a new job that relocates the family to a dilapidated abbey in England, eleven‑year‑old Maggi finds the old building steeped in supernatural mystery. Haunted by spirits linked to her own history, she must unravel the secrets that bind the past to the present.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Robert Westall
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