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Lucy Maria Boston Libri

    Lucy M. Boston creò racconti onirici e magici radicati nell'incanto di un'antica dimora di campagna e dei suoi terreni. Le sue opere, spesso descritte come low fantasy, esplorano temi come il tempo, la memoria e l'interconnessione tra passato e presente. Boston intreccia magistralmente la realtà con una sottile fantasia, creando mondi che risuonano sia nei lettori giovani che adulti. La sua voce distintiva e le sue profonde intuizioni sullo spirito umano la rendono un'autrice memorabile.

    Die Kamine von Green Knowe
    The Castle of Yew
    The Children of Green Knowe
    The Children of Green Knowe Collection
    A Stranger at Green Knowe
    Curfew & Other Eerie Tales

    • Curfew & Other Eerie Tales

      • 226pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      The book showcases a collection of Lucy M. Boston's early supernatural tales from the 1930s, along with her play, The Horned Man, previously out of print since 1970. Known for her Carnegie Medal-winning children's novels set in the haunted Green Knowe, Boston's earlier works reveal her literary evolution. An introduction by Robert Lloyd Parry explores the influences behind these stories and situates them within Boston's personal experiences, offering insight into her creative journey.

      Curfew & Other Eerie Tales
      3,5

    • A Stranger at Green Knowe

      • 48pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura

      This series of "Bookworms" offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and help with specific vocabulary.

      A Stranger at Green Knowe
      3,8

    • The Children of Green Knowe Collection

      Now The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe are available in one edition. Children of Green KnoweTolly's great grandmother isn't a witch, but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, are full of a very special kind of magic.

      The Children of Green Knowe Collection
      4,0

    • The Children of Green Knowe

      • 128pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      The first atmospheric tale about Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in the English countryside.

      The Children of Green Knowe
      3,9