Shortlisted for the 2012 Branford Boase Award for outstanding Debut novel.
A chilling, beautiful novel inspired by a haunting folk song about murder, witchcraft and revenge. Intensely atmospheric and truly compelling, this is a stunning debut.
The Branford Boase judges said: "An extremely atmospheric tale and very mature piece of storytelling. Quite unusual and genuinely scary."
The Branford Boase Award shortlist 2012:
Long Lankin - Lindsey Barraclough
Being Billy - Phil Earle
Small Change for Stuart - Lissa Evans
Everybody Jam - Ali Lewis
Sky Hawk - Gill Lewis
A Beautiful Lie - Irfan Master
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece - Annabel Pitcher
Beware of Long Lankin, that lives in the moss ...When Cora and her little sister Mimi are sent to stay with their elderly aunt in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, they receive a less than warm welcome, and are desperate to go back to London. But Auntie Ida's life was devastated the last time two young girls were at Guerdon Hall, and now her nieces' arrival has reawoken an evil that has lain waiting for years. A haunting voice in an empty room ...A strange, scarred man lurking in the graveyard ...A mysterious warning, scrawled on the walls of the abandoned church ...Along with Roger and Peter, two young village boys, Cora must uncover the horrifying truth that has held Bryers Guerdon in its dark grip for centuries - before it is too late for Mimi.
ISBN: 9780552563215
Publication date: 05/01/2012
Publisher: Corgi Childrens an imprint of Random House Children's Publishers UK
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780370331966
Publication date: 07/04/2011
Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Format: Hardback
| ISBN: | 9780370331966 |
| Publication date: | 7th April 2011 |
| Author: | Lindsey Barraclough |
| Publisher: | Bodley Head Children's Books an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Suitable for: | 11+ readers |
| Recommendations: | eBooks |
Lindsey Barraclough was born in Essex. She worked as a music teacher and lives in London with her husband and their five children. Long Lankin is her first novel.
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