{"product_id":"9781338157475","title":"The Secret of Nightingale Wood","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret of Nightingale Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lucy Strange\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets. For those who loved \u003ci\u003ePax\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe War That Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e A \u003ci\u003eTelegraph Top 50 Book of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEveryone is too busy to pay attention to Henrietta and the things she sees -- or thinks she sees -- in the shadows of their new home, Hope House. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is busy taking care of her younger sister.All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange secrets: a forgotten attic, ghostly figures, mysterious firelight that flickers in the trees beyond the garden.One night she ventures into the darkness of Nightingale Wood. What she finds there will change her whole world...     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      \"In an imaginative, compelling first-person narration, Henry wraps her story in fairy tales, exposing her guilt, grief, isolation, and fear as she unravels the stunning secrets of Nightingale Wood.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review*\"A brave heroine propels this strong and richly layered novel, a memorable portrait of grief, resilience, and rebirth.\" -- \u003ci\u003e Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review A \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Top 50 Book of the YearA Waterstones Book of the Month Pick\"From the first page, I was entirely smitten and compelled to read on until I finished this mysterious and poignant story.\" -- Pam Munoz Ryan, author of Newbery Honor Book \u003ci\u003eEcho\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsperanza Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\"Superbly balanced between readability and poetry... this is an assured debut.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\"Rich with nods to classics...this outstanding debut explores family, grief and mental illness with great skill.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"A gripping novel in \u003ci\u003eSecret Garden\u003c\/i\u003e mode... Bliss for passionate readers aged nine and older.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"Strange's writing is luminous, and she has created a story about friendship, love and family that is wonderfully involving.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"Friendships, family, love and loss all come together in this beautiful debut.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"Tender, funny, devastating and just about word perfect, I loved every page of this extraordinary book.\" -- Natasha Farrant, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Diary of Lydia Bennet\u003c\/i\u003e\"A beautifully told story about loss, grief and the restorative power of the imagination.\" -- M.G. Leonard, author of \u003ci\u003eBeetle Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In an imaginative, compelling first-person narration, Henry wraps her story in fairy tales, exposing her guilt, grief, isolation, and fear as she unravels the stunning secrets of Nightingale Wood.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review*\"A brave heroine propels this strong and richly layered novel, a memorable portrait of grief, resilience, and rebirth.\" -- \u003ci\u003e Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review A \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Top 50 Book of the YearA Waterstones Book of the Month Pick\"From the first page, I was entirely smitten and compelled to read on until I finished this mysterious and poignant story.\" -- Pam Munoz Ryan, author of Newbery Honor Book \u003ci\u003eEcho\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsperanza Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\"Superbly balanced between readability and poetry... this is an assured debut.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\"Rich with nods to classics...this outstanding debut explores family, grief and mental illness with great skill.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"A gripping novel in \u003ci\u003eSecret Garden\u003c\/i\u003e mode... Bliss for passionate readers aged nine and older.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"Strange's writing is luminous, and she has created a story about friendship, love and family that is wonderfully involving.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"Friendships, family, love and loss all come together in this beautiful debut.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"Tender, funny, devastating and just about word perfect, I loved every page of this extraordinary book.\" -- Natasha Farrant, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Diary of Lydia Bennet\u003c\/i\u003e\"A beautifully told story about loss, grief and the restorative power of the imagination.\" -- M.G. Leonard, author of \u003ci\u003eBeetle Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781338157475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Chicken House","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40790074654926,"sku":"9781338157475","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_3e11b3cf-20a4-458c-95d2-c15d0994fae4.jpg?v=1644528628","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781338157475","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}