No.40 Norham Gardens, Oxford, is the home of Clare Mayfield, her two aged aunts and two lodgers. The house is a huge Victorian monstrosity, with rooms all full of old furniture, old papers, old clothes, memorabilia - it is like a living museum.
Clare discovers in a junk room the vividly painted shield which her great-grandfather, an eminent anthropologist, had brought back from New Guinea. She becomes obsessed with its past and determined to find out more about its strange tribal origins.
Dreams begin to haunt her - dreams of another country, another culture, another time, and of shadowy people whom she feels are watching her. Who are they, and what do they want?
| ISBN: | 9780141361901 |
| Publication date: | 7th July 2016 |
| Author: | Penelope Lively |
| Publisher: | Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 276 pages |
| Reading age: | 9+ |
| Series: | A Puffin Book |
| Genres: |
Classic Literature |
No.40 Norham Gardens, Oxford, is the home of Clare Mayfield, her two aged aunts and two lodgers. The house is a huge Victorian monstrosity, with rooms all full of old furniture, old papers, old clothes, memorabilia - it is like a living museum.Clare discovers in a junk room the vividly painted shield which her great-grandfather, an eminent anthropologist, had brought back from New Guinea.
The House in Norham Gardens is aimed at readers aged 9 and over.
The House in Norham Gardens features in the following genres: Classic Literature
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The House in Norham Gardens was written by Penelope Lively and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
The House in Norham Gardens has 276 pages
Yes it is part of A Puffin Book series
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.