Long Lankin

Long Lankin

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Beware of Long Lankin . . . When Cora and her little sister Mimi are sent to stay with their great-aunt in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, they sense immediately that they’re not welcome. What they don’t know is that the last time two young girls were at Guerdon Hall, their visit ended in a mysterious, violent tragedy.Something dark and evil has haunted the village for centuries. Now it has set eyes on its next victim, and it will stop at nothing to lay claim to her. With the help of local schoolboys Roger and Peter, Cora must uncover the horrifying secrets buried deep within Bryers Guerdon – before it is too late for Mimi.Bewitching and atmospheric, this is a truly stunning debut that will linger with you for days after the final, chilling pages.

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Weight 0.33 kg
Dimensions 2.8 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
Format
Language

Pages

480
Publisher

Year Published

2012-1-5
Imprint

For Ages

12-17
Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0552563218
About The Author

Lindsey Barraclough was born in Essex. She worked as a music teacher and lives in London with her husband and their five children. Her debut novel, Long Lankin, was published in 2011 to critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, the UKLA Children’s Book Award, the We Read Prize and the Southern Schools Award, and longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Waterstones Book Prize. It was also named one of the best 100 YA novels by the American Young Adult Library Services Association.

The terror is as relentless as the ballad the story springs from . . . Chilling
Other text

A fabulous revisiting of the hoariest of old chestnuts

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