One night Henrietta ventures into the darkness of Nightingale Wood.
What she finds there will change her whole world....
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.
Father has taken a job abroad.
Mama is ill.
A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2017 An Amazon Best Book of 2017 A 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the Year A Telegraph Top 50 Book of the Year Everyone 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.
For those who loved Pax and The War That Saved My Life .
A beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets.
A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2017.
Set in 1919, Strange\'s debut novel tells a beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets.
What she finds there will change her whole world.
One night Henrietta ventures into the darkness of Nightingale Wood