Lucy Crisp and the Vanishing House
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- 9,99 €
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
After moving to a seemingly quaint and quiet new town, Lucy faces a new reality in which fairies exist, weather can be bottled and witches hold grudges. Accompanied by gorgeous color paintings, this novel is perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Hazel Wood and Gregory Maguire.
It has been a year since Lucy Crisp graduated from high school and she still hasn't found her calling. That is, until she discovers an exclusive arts college called Ladywyck Lodge. On a whim, she applies and is thrilled to be accepted into their program. Lucy moves to Esther Wren, the charming little town where it's based, and stays in the house her father buys as an investment: a magnificent building built by a sea captain in 1876. The house has history and personality --perhaps too much personality. . .
Strange things start happening: Lucy hears voices and footsteps in empty rooms. She sees people and things that should not be there. Furniture disappears and elaborate desserts appear. What's worse is that the strange events are not restricted to her house. Lucy begins to understand that the town and its inhabitants are hiding many secrets, and Ladywyck is at the heart. As the eerie happenings escalate, Lucy fears she is being threatened -- but she is determined not to let fairy potions, spells and talk of witchcraft scare her away.
Janet Hill's enchanting debut novel is part mystery, part supernatural thriller and all fun.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Privileged Lucy Crisp is living in New York City with her restaurant critic father, "halfway through her second gap year, after her first failed to yield positive results." After learning of the coveted Ladywyck Variety rose, which boasts an unusually long life, Lucy applies to attend the Floral Arts program at esteemed Ladywyck Lodge, a college four hours upstate known for its flowers and vegetables. Her father buys a former sea captain's house in the town at a great price; it's lovely and old, and seemingly perfect lodging for his daughter and potential roommates. But as strange and unexplained phenomena occur, Lucy rapidly discovers that the house has a storied past furniture and other objects spontaneously appear and she begins to uncover the magical, potentially menacing, truth about Ladywyck Lodge and the town in which it sits. Moody full-page and spot illustrations by Hill (Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess) evoke a sense of uneasy glamour, and the text's arch tone underlines its picturesque-turned-uncanny-valley vibe. Spine-tingling with a gentle message about belonging and creativity, Hill's debut novel is a worthy diversion. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 12 up.