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The Shadow Guests by Joan Aiken

Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition of The Shadow Guests. Following the double disappearance of his mother and older brother, Cosmo Curtoy is sent to live with his strange cousin in England. When he arrives, Cosmo decides to explore the ancient Mill House on his cousins' estate - where he meets the Mill's spirited guests. . . But can he trust them? Join Cosmo on this supernatural time-travelling adventure and break the Curtoy's curse!
Stylish writing and vigorous invention * Publishers Weekly *
What a marvellous writer Joan Aiken is! * Leon Garfield *
Joan Aiken is a marvel -- Philip Pullman * The Guardian *
Joan Delano Aiken (1924-2004) was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken. Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom and the Cave, was published in 1960. Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the twentieth century. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in l962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Both that and Black Hearts in Battersea have been filmed. Her books are internationally acclaimed and she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction in this country for The Whispering Mountain. In 1999 Joan Aiken was awarded an MBE for her services to children's books.
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ISBN 13 9780241337363
ISBN 10 0241337364
Title The Shadow Guests
Author Joan Aiken
Series A Puffin Book
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published 2018-09-06
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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