Still Water
Still Water
paperback
Published:
5 September, 2018
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Description
The sighting of a mysterious figure leads to a horrifying revelation for evacuee Rosie in this chilling WWll ghost story.
Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will become friends. But instead her appearance leads to a horrifying revelation that will have terrifying consequences…
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Prizes
Short-listed for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards (Rapid Reads Category) 2019
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781781128336 |
| ISBN10 | 1781128332 |
| Number Of Pages | 120 |
| Item Weight | 200 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 10 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
"Priestley is a master at conjuring up chills from the most ordinary of situations" – South China Morning Post
"Eerie enough from the get go … This is essential Halloween reading" – Fantasy Book Review
"Priestley very effectively builds the suspense in this chilling tale … the mystery of the girl in the pond is spine-tinglingly creepy. A highly readable, page-turning story" – BookTrust
"Dark, creepy, and satisfying" – Roachie's Reviews, Blog
"Will reel in boys and girls who like to feel a shiver down their backs and who also love a great bit of storytelling … you’ll be kept guessing about what exactly is going on until the very end" – The Letterpress Project
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Author's Bio
Chris Priestley is the author of the critically acclaimed Tales of Terror series, the award-winning novel Mister Creecher, and in 2018, Chris won the Portsmouth Shorter Novel Award for Flesh and Blood. He is most prominently inspired by the tradition of horror stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He lives in Cambridge, where he continues to think up marvellously macabre stories, but he is also a talented artist and illustrator. He illustrates his own material and his cartoons have been published in the Independent as well as other national newspapers.