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Witherstone
A forgotten house. A secret room. A diary hidden in a garden. Can Aira uncover the secrets of Witherstone Manor and find the lost children?
Witherstone Manor lies abandoned. For eighty-four years the house has held nothing but secrets. Falling into disrepair it is eventually saved by William Thwaite and his daughter, Aira.
While William spends his days renovating the house Aira wanders around the grounds of the estate. It isn’t long before she finds a local boy playing in the woods at the bottom of the gardens. The two soon become friends and make an exciting discovery - hidden deep within a lost garden is an old child's diary. Inscribed on the inside page they find not one name, but two. Curious to learn more about the lives of the children Aira and Albert read on. They soon become entangled in the mysteries of the diary, seeking to uncover what became of the long lost children.
They are about to find that the secrets of the past, though long since buried are just waiting to be discovered.
Witherstone Manor lies abandoned. For eighty-four years the house has held nothing but secrets. Falling into disrepair it is eventually saved by William Thwaite and his daughter, Aira.
While William spends his days renovating the house Aira wanders around the grounds of the estate. It isn’t long before she finds a local boy playing in the woods at the bottom of the gardens. The two soon become friends and make an exciting discovery - hidden deep within a lost garden is an old child's diary. Inscribed on the inside page they find not one name, but two. Curious to learn more about the lives of the children Aira and Albert read on. They soon become entangled in the mysteries of the diary, seeking to uncover what became of the long lost children.
They are about to find that the secrets of the past, though long since buried are just waiting to be discovered.
158 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2013
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March 7, 2013
A forgotten house. A secret room. A diary hidden in a garden. Can Aira uncover the secrets of Witherstone Manor and find the lost children? Witherstone Manor lies abandoned. For eighty-four years the house has held nothing but secrets. Falling into disrepair it is bought by William Thwaite who soon moves in with his daughter, Aira.
While William spends his days renovating the house Aira wanders about outside, exploring the grounds of the estate. One afternoon she stumbles upon a lost garden and uncovers a hidden diary. Inscribed on the inside page in a childlike scrawl are the names Evelyn and Edmund.
Curious to learn more about the lives of the two children Aira reads on. She soon becomes entangled in the mysteries of the house, seeking to uncover the truth about why it has stood empty for so long. Aira is about to discover that the past, once remembered, is never forgotten.
While William spends his days renovating the house Aira wanders about outside, exploring the grounds of the estate. One afternoon she stumbles upon a lost garden and uncovers a hidden diary. Inscribed on the inside page in a childlike scrawl are the names Evelyn and Edmund.
Curious to learn more about the lives of the two children Aira reads on. She soon becomes entangled in the mysteries of the house, seeking to uncover the truth about why it has stood empty for so long. Aira is about to discover that the past, once remembered, is never forgotten.
February 19, 2019
The story swept me along, lovely descriptive text painted the most wonderful pictures of the house and gardens and the element of mystery got me hooked. Can't wait for Danielle to write her next novel.
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