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The Empty Attic
Candy searches for the cause of a series of mysterious occurrences at the mansion named Bloody Fields, where she works as a guide
187 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1983
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Jean Francis Webb
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July 24, 2013
This was one of those mindless Windswept books for teens that came out in the 1980s. I picked 3 of them up at a used book sale. I was very surprised at how very much I enjoyed this book! It's a mystery but set in the way of the old gothics and also in the style that my friends and I call "maltshop romance"- you know, the ones where the teens date and go out for sodas at the local shop. This book was much more than that, though. The characters were well-rounded and real. My only complaint is that the protagonist, Candy, neglected to report an attack on her until the day after it occurred. Other things were concealed from the police, including a would-be murder weapon. Her evasiveness didn't really promote the story along any. But I was a little jealous of her parents, who seemed very permissive to me.
Sixteen year-old Candy Alden has been a guide at the nearby Gaffney historical mansion called Blood Fields for two years. She enjoys her job immensely and always admires the portrait of the handsome Zebulon Gaffney, son of the original owner, who has been dead for centuries. Imagine her surprise when one day that man shows up for a tour and says that his name is Dan Bowen, a summer architect student at the nearby college. Strange things begin to happen. Flickering lights are seen in the old house at night, the caretaker sustains a head injury (which is not reported to the police), and Candy herself is attacked in the attic and left for....whatever. Even as she is drawn to Dan Bowen, who seems kind and mannerly, she fears that he's behind all the mysterious happenings. Could he be reincarnated from Zebulon Gaffney? Or does he have his own agenda in haunting the mansion?
Sixteen year-old Candy Alden has been a guide at the nearby Gaffney historical mansion called Blood Fields for two years. She enjoys her job immensely and always admires the portrait of the handsome Zebulon Gaffney, son of the original owner, who has been dead for centuries. Imagine her surprise when one day that man shows up for a tour and says that his name is Dan Bowen, a summer architect student at the nearby college. Strange things begin to happen. Flickering lights are seen in the old house at night, the caretaker sustains a head injury (which is not reported to the police), and Candy herself is attacked in the attic and left for....whatever. Even as she is drawn to Dan Bowen, who seems kind and mannerly, she fears that he's behind all the mysterious happenings. Could he be reincarnated from Zebulon Gaffney? Or does he have his own agenda in haunting the mansion?
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