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Although my first choices would actually be somewhere in Middle-earth or, apprehensively, in Gormenghast (that my phone's autocomplete has learnt "Gormenghast" gives me immense satisfaction!), as these are more obvious locations, I'm going to pick Green Knowe, as it should be a better known children's book, which is atmospherically ghostly and would meet my Gothic inclinations ???

There is not much better than a childrens book with a big old country house, a ghostly past that creeps into the present and a lonely child that likes to explore. Thank you to @batsy and @LeahBergen for putting this book on my radar a couple of years ago! It will be a comfort read to keep on my shelves and reread when I want to relive a snowy ghostly Christmas. 💕

Just starting this one and what a delight it is so far!

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Faves of 2019 #adventrecommends Dec 17

An atmospheric, magical tale that totally won me over with its setting, writing, characters. A perfect children's book. It's been on my TBR forever so cheers to @TheBookHippie for including this in the #ChildrensClassicRead2019 🙂

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On his first night at Green Knowe, Tolly is rowed through the flooded gardens by lamplight after having travelled through a flooded England, drenched by rain. I love that this English landscape hinges between reality and fantasy; there's no solid division between the real and imagination, which is to me is a crucial element of the best children's books 💚

#WhenTheLeveeBreaks #MayMovieMagic @rohit-sawant @Cinfhen

“I want to be with them. Why can‘t I be with them?” He cries at one point.”

This is a chilling story that will keep the readers entertained and wanting to read more.

The children of green knows by Lucy Maria Boston is a modern fantasy book that was published in 2002. This is a thrilling story about a haunted manor that is found in an overgrown garden in England. There are three main characters Toby, alexander, and Linnet who have been dead for centuries. They welcome Tilly to Green Knowe. The haunted manor hides many stories and the master of the house is a great grandmother Oldknow.

#Ghosts that I 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡we listened to this on audio when my kids were young. #octoberxfiles

I loved this book as a child. Full of ghosts, but not scary; atmospheric but not grim. I reread it recently and it holds up magnificently. I was delighted to discover that the author, Lucy M. Boston, was born in my home town, though sadly little has been made of it locally.

Yet more childhood nostalgia...still just as magic now 🙂

What a great selection from my SantaThing Santa! Can‘t wait to get into these.

#CreepyKids (in today's book mail).

This is one of those children's series that I somehow missed out on as a kid. Was anyone a fan?

#HallowReads

I recently did that thing where I was so convinced I‘d love a new-to-me series that I bought all the books before even starting the first one. I have done this many more times than I‘d like to admit, to be honest. 🙄

And I actually bought mismatching covers on purpose because I really loved the Faber Classics 2-in-1 bind-up (and it was cheaper than 2 separate books!) Here‘s hoping I actually do like these #Green Knowe books! #30daysofreadathon

Finished this book but still not sure whether I liked it. Some of the parts were great but others couldn't hold my attention and I had to fight to keep going. Might try the second one but unsure at this point. Anyone know if it gets better?

Delightful!

Up next for the readathon! So many people have said they love this series.

I finally picked out my stack for Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon this weekend! I'm going to attempt A-G of my Backlist Alphabet Project, plus two July releases, and The Children of Green Knowe, which comes highly recommended. (You can learn more on FranzenComesAlive.com!)