The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor

The Secret of Helmersbruk ManorBy: Eva Frantz Illustrator: Elin Sandstrm A spookily magical Christmas tale full of mystery and suspense, from the prize winning author of The Mystery of Raspberry Hill. Twelve year old Flora and her mother are spending the Christmas holidays in the little seaside town of Helmersburk, on the grounds of a grand old tumbledown mansion, straight out of a fairy tale. Flora explores the beautiful old house and its grounds and soon falls under its spell.

After years of self-exile in the North

When he gives Sienna an ultimatum―it’s either him or her revenge

for with these gloomy recollections come tender memories of my good old grandmother

are contrasted with the most important fashion photographers

When she finds a former subordinate living a happy family life in the village

Daddy says she's wonderful for crying

and ingenuity to make their place in the new post-Civil War world

Across the English-speaking Caribbean

he only makes it worse

cannot recall anything of her life before she recovered from an illness at seven

with its goings-on and entire atmosphere dominated and charged by one Jesuit prep school and its students

In 400 pages you will have restocked your mind