Un anno col fantasma

by Ann Phillips

Ambientato nell'Inghilterra del 1910, epoca fatale per le storie di fantasmi, il romanzo racconta la storia di Florence, una ragazzina solitaria che, desiderosa di un compagno di giochi, evoca con una pratica magica il cugino morto annegato. Da allora George diviene un instancabile compagno di scorribande diurne e notturne, ma anche un amico esigente, fino a diventare un vero incubo per Florence, fonte quasi di malattia mentale. Lo stesso fascino, ancor più pericoloso, emanerà da George diventato adulto che, come il protagonista malvagio della ballata del "Cavaliere d'oltremare", cercherà di portare l'amata alla morte. Come finirà? Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

Genres: Fiction, Horror

163 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1991

About the author

Ramsgate, Kent 1930. Clarendon House Grammar Sch for Girls, Ramsgate, and St Hilda’s Coll Oxford. She worked in publishing and became chief sub-editor for Cambridge Univ Press until her appointment as Librarian and Tutor at Newnham Coll Cambridge. She has edited school text-books on Milton, written books for children (The Multiplying Glass and The Oak King and the Ash Queen), and served as an elder of Emmanuel URC in Cambridge. She was a member of the texts (sub-) committees for the mainly Methodist book Hymns and Psalms (1983) and for the URC’s Rejoice and Sing (1991). Her best-known hymn appears in several current books including the 2005 edition of A Panorama of Christian Hymnody.

Reviews

[QueenInTheNorth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dieses Buch habe ich mit 11, 12 gelesen und fand es damals wirklich spannend und gut - und etwas gruselig. Knapp 20 Jahre später hat es mir immer noch gefallen. Ich wusste tatsächlich nur noch recht wenig vom Plot, nur die wichtigsten Eckpunkte waren mir im Gedächtnis geblieben. Jedenfalls hatte ich Spaß und fühlte mich für einen wunderbaren Moment zurück in meine Kindheit versetzt :D

[Johanna Linder · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this as a kid and I remember that I found it really scary. Today, as an adult, not so much. But it's still a good story.

[Ana Alonso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it as written by my lovely neighbour who recently passed away and meant for children but I found it scary even in my 20s!

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

There were parts that went a bit slow, and the beginning was a bit tough to get into, but it definitely got interesting, and even a little creepy near the halfway point. The end is not recomended as a night time read.

[Liam]

This book was slow to start but gets a lot better and interesting as you go, this book will also become pretty creepy.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Florence si sente sola e abbandonata dal padre che, vedovo, viaggia per affari. Mentre si trova a casa in compagnia delle zie, scova in un cassetto una foto raffigurante un bambino, la cui esistenza è avvolta dal mistero. Incuriosita, Florence deciderà di evocare il suo spirito. Da quel giorno la vita di Florence non sarà più la stessa.
Romanzo breve di "paura". Senza infamia e senza lode!

[Malin · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.6 stars.

[Tessie]

This book was boring to read.

But I'm still happy that I read it.