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Frost Hollow Hall
'The Queen of Historical Fiction at her finest.' Guardian
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From the queen of historical fiction, Frost Hollow Hall by Emma Carroll is a ghostly tale about love, loss and forgiveness with an instant classic feel.
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The gates to Frost Hollow Hall loomed before us. They were great tall things, the ironwork all twisted leaves and queer-looking flowers. And they were very definitely shut.
Tilly's heart sinks. Will's at the door of their cottage, daring her to come ice-skating up at Frost Hollow Hall. No one goes near the place these days. Rumour has it that the house is haunted...
Ten years ago, the young heir, Kit Barrington, drowned there in the lake. But Tilly never turns down a dare. Then it goes horribly wrong. The ice breaks, Tilly falls through and almost drowns. At the point of death, a beautiful angel appears in the water and saves her. Kit Barrington's ghost.
Kit needs Tilly to solve the mystery of his death, so that his spirit can rest in peace. In order to discover all she can, Tilly gets work as a maid at Frost Hollow Hall. But the place makes her flesh crawl. "It's all about the dead here," she's told, and in the heart of the house she soon discovers all manner of dark secrets...
Frost Hollow Hall is a thrilling historical fiction debut. Told in Tilly's unique voice, it is a tale of love and loss, and how forgiveness is the key to recovery.
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Frost Hollow Hall by Emma Carroll is celebrated as a charming and light-hearted ghostly mystery, despite its exploration of darker themes such as grief, poverty, and death. The book is praised for its wonderful descriptions and strong characterisation, evoking a period flavour that appeals to fans of classic children's ghost stories. It's considered an excellent winter read and an impressive debut.
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ISBN: 9780571295449
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 October 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main - Re-issue
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 329g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Emma Carroll is a secondary school English teacher. She has also worked as a news reporter, an avocado picker and the person who punches holes into filofax paper. She recently graduated with distinction from Bath Spa University's MA in Writing For Young People. Frost Hollow Hall is Emma's debut novel. Told in the distinctive voice of Tilly Higgins, it was inspired by a winter's day from Emma's childhood. Currently, Emma is working on her second novel, set in a Victorian circus.Emma lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers.
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