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Christina is sent to stay with her terrifying uncle and her cousins at Flambards, a rambling house in the country where riding and hunting are the most prized activities. Everything about the countryside - and her relatives - is new to Christina but she soon finds she loves riding. And, in different ways, she begins to love her cousins. The first volume in a hugely romantic trilogy.
Flambards in a nutshell:
Orphan girl sent to live with cruel uncle in big country house. Learns to love riding and horses. Three boys in her life – horrid cousin Mark, nice cousin Will and poor, but lovely, groom Dick. Which of these super boys will she end up with? Fantastic preworld war one family saga.
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The first in a trilogy, twelve-year-old Christina is sent to live with her fierce uncle and his two sons in their decaying mansion, Flambards. Christina discovers a passion for horses and riding, but finds herself part of a strange household, divided by emotional undercurrents and cruelty.
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ISBN: 9780192772640
Publication date: 05/09/2019
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780192720030
Publication date: 02/08/2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780192720030
Publication date: 02/08/2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780192719553
Publication date: 01/01/2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
| ISBN: | 9780192720030 |
| Publication date: | 2nd August 2007 |
| Author: | K. M. Peyton |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Suitable for: | 11+ readers, 9+ readers |
| Genres: | Classic Fiction |
| Other Categories: | Bookshelf Essentials, Pony Mad |
Born in 1929 K. M. Peyton is a well known and well loved author of over 50 books for children. Author of the Flambards Series and A Pattern of Roses, both of which have been adapted for film, she was winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1969 for The Edge of the Cloud, part of the Flambards Series.
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