Hold My Hand - Hardcover

Mackesy, Serena

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847827675 ISBN 13: 9781847827678

Publisher: Charnwood Pub, 2009

Synopsis

This atmospheric murder story by bestselling author Serena Mackesy is told in the manner of Stephen King's 'The Shining' and questions our instincts about places of safety: can we ever really escape the past?

About this title

About the Author:

SERENA MACKESY is a journalist and novelist. Her journalism includes features and travel writing, mostly for The Times; her Independent column was published as a novel, The Temp, which soared into the Sunday Times Top 10, and was followed by the critically acclaimed Virtue and Simply Heaven. Although born in Oxfordshire, she now lives in London.

From School Library Journal:

Adult/High School—What is the common ground between a nine-year-old Word War II evacuee from London and a present-day abused woman and child running from a violent past? An old family estate in Cornwall provides the common ground in this mystery in which past and present collide. Lily is sent to Rospectroc during the war, where she is supposed to be cared for, but instead finds abuse and mistreatment at the hands of the dysfunctional Blakemore family. When things go horribly wrong for her, she vows revenge on both the family and the house. Years later, Bridget and her daughter, Yasmin, are seeking a safe place away from a violent ex-husband and father and they end up at Rospectroc as caretakers. There is a reason none of the locals will go near the house and, as questionable activities occur, Bridget begins to wonder whether she has done the right thing by going there. The abuse suffered by Lily and by Bridgett and Yasmin is slowly revealed as the book progresses, and readers will be determined to find out if Lily gets her revenge, if the ex-husband finds his wife and daughter, and if the sins of the past can be forgiven. The British phrases may slow some readers down, but overall this is a compelling mystery that satisfies in the end.—Janet Melikian, Central High School East, Fresno, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Charnwood Pub
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847827675
• ISBN 13: 9781847827678
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 451