Though Clarence proves predictably dastardly, he remains an effective foil throughout, while a spookily atmospheric historical setting strong friendships among the appealing, presumed-white cast members and a memorable heroine propel this ghostly mystery. The plot thickens when a ghost girl appears and Aggie attempts to find the lost Queen Stone belonging to the Asquith line. In this haunting and compelling follow-up to The Secret of Nightingale Wood, Lucy Strange takes a seafaring myth and grounds it in the stark reality of World War II.Growing up in a lighthouse, 11-year-old Pet's world has been one of storms, secret tunnels, and stories about sea monsters. But she slowly recasts herself as Aggie and befriends orphan Bryn, with whom she sneaks out to explore nearby Skelter Island, where lies the Asquiths’ cemetery. Under the care of her newfound biological father at his small cottage, Agatha struggles to adapt to her new circumstances, tending geese and doing household chores.

Lady Agatha Asquith, 12, is cast out of her ancestral home when the father she’s known, the Earl of Gosswater, dies, and the male heir-Agatha’s cruel, recently arrived cousin Clarence-reveals her true lineage. Set in England’s Lake District in 1899, Strange’s ( Our Castle by the Sea) gripping riches-to-rags story hearkens back to Victorian classics, employing strong gothic elements alongside matters of inheritance and parenthood. In this haunting and compelling follow-up to the instant classic, The Secret of Nightingale Wood, Lucy Strange takes a seafaring myth and grounds it in the s. Set in England’s Lake District in 1899, Strange’s ( Our Castle by the Sea) gripping riches-to-rags story hearkens back to Victorian classics, employing strong gothic elements alongside matters of inheritance and parenthood.

Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange