Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In this spine-tingling tale, a girl fights to save her home and her life from a mysterious stranger.
Daisy Fitzjohn knows there are two worlds: the outside world and the world of her home, a secluded mansion called Brightwood Hall. But only Brightwood is real for Daisy--she s never once set foot outside its grounds. Daisy and her mother have everything they need within Brightwood s magnificent, half-ruined walls, including Daisy s best friends: a talking rat named Tar and the ghost of a long-ago explorer who calls herself Frank.
When Daisy s mother leaves one morning, a peculiar visitor, James Gritting, arrives on the estate, claiming to be a distant cousin. But as the days tick by and Daisy s mother doesn t return, Gritting becomes more and more menacing. He wants Brightwood for himself, and he will do anything to get it.
Tania Unsworth takes readers on a twisting, heart-pounding journey through dark corridors and wild woods to a place where the line between imagination and madness is sometimes hard to find."