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Goodbye Holly Jane
Maureen Peters
Constable £16.99 |
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Reviewed by Lizzie Hayes |
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Cordy Sullivan is twelve
years old and lives very much in the shadow of her elder sister
Susan. During the school holidays, with her best friend Sandra
on holiday, Cordy feels neglected and overlooked as her parents
devote endless discussion and energy over Susan's decision to
move into a flat with a friend in a nearby town. On a routine
visit to the old abandoned Tyler house on the Yorkshire Moors,
Cordy finds that new people have moved into the house. When she
meets Fred and Fay Maitland, she is transported into a different
world, a world where she is welcomed and wanted and important;
And so Cordy wants to keep these people to herself. When one of
Cordy's school friends disappears she seeks solace within the
warmth and fun offered by Fay and Fred, with the added promise
that their daughter Holly and son Edward, currently staying with
an aunt until the house is ready, will soon be joining them.
Although normally strict, Cordy's parents are so wrapped up in
Susan, that their supervision of Cordy is patchy, and she enters
into a secret with her friend Sandra. A secret that will have
terrible consequences. Written in the first person from the view
of a twelve year old, I found this book utterly fascinating. I
admit that I was so spellbound by the fantasy that I missed many
obvious clues that pointed to the solution, but maybe that is
the strength of the true story teller.
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