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The tradition of the cozy English children’s mystery, so sweetly portrayed in classics like Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce and Mandy by Julie Andrews, has been revived in Charmian Hussey’s exquisitely wrought The Valley of Secrets. Stephen Lansbury never knew his parents. So the orphan is stunned to receive a letter informing him he has inherited a large estate in the English countryside from his long lost great-uncle Theodore. Upon his arrival to Lansbury Hall, two things immediately strike Stephen: the exotic plant life that seems to bloom everywhere, and the meticulous upkeep of the old manor. When Stephen finds the water-stained journals of his uncle’s youthful travels up the Amazon River, the unusual greenery suddenly makes sense. But who (or what!) is maintaining the tidy kitchen garden and replenishing his woodbox? As Stephen pores over his uncle’s journals, his curiosity and apprehension grow. Are plants the only thing Uncle Theodore brought back from the rain forest all those years ago?
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Charmian Hussey has given the stale orphan premise a clever 21st century twist by inserting loads of facts and figures about the devastating deforestation of the Amazon into her old-fashioned tale. There is even a list of mentioned flora and fauna included for aspiring young naturalists, who will no doubt be charmed by Stephen’s surprising "discovery" of a whole new species. For more mystery melded with Amazon lore, follow up The Valley of Secrets with Eva Ibbotson’s equally wonderful Journey to the River Sea. --Jennifer Hubert
Charmian Hussey began her career modelling clothes for top couture and fashion houses in London. Later she trained as an archaeologist, originally studing at the University of London, Institute of Archaeology and working on excavations in Great Britain and the Middle East. On her return from two years work and research in Turkey she imported an ancient breed of Turkish dogs - now known in the United Kingdom as Anatolian Karabash
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- PublisherCallington : Saint Piran Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 095185223X
- ISBN 13 9780951852231
- BindingPaperback
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Christopher Crump (illustrator). 095185223X. A fine new unread softcover, SIGNED on the title page, without dedication, by Charmian Hussey. No marks, creases or inscriptions. 390 pages, illustrated. Contents new, clean, tight and bright. Bought when new, sealed, never opened, never read. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 030131
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Fine. Christopher Crump (illustrator). First Edition; Paperback Original. From the rear panel: "Locked away behind the great gates hidden from the world for almost a century lies a magical Cornish valley. Follow Stephen throug the gates as he uncovers the valley's strange secrets which he must confront alone." Bubble wrapped, boxed, and shipped with Delivery Confirmation. Signed on title page. Seller Inventory # 001089
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