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Told in Tilly’s unique voice, it is a tale of love and loss, and how forgiveness is the key to recovery. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. It is so well written that it will keep you reading until you realise that you are already on the last chapter. I knew this book would be an easier read due to it being aimed at children but what I didn’t expect was how it was full of emotion and the characters complex feelings…… and yes, why shouldn’t children read this! She sees the image of a boy, he is beautiful and she thinks he is an angel coming to take her to heaven but he looks troubled and it seems he is trying to say something.
The narrative voice was wonderful, the lovely descriptive prose evoked the time and the place perfectly, and Tilly was so very engaging that I was completely caught up with her, from the first page to the last. Will’s invitation to ice skate on the frozen lake outside Frost Hollow Hall results in a near tragedy for Tilly. Don't start this one at bedtime unless you're planning to go to bed a few hours early: you won't want to put it down to sleep. Tilly Higgins is a really headstrong girl who stands up for herself and doesn’t let anyone walk over her. The sense of time and place are well established, as is the Higgins’ family dynamic and the relationships between the characters.Warning – do not read this book if you have a nervous disposition; it is a seriously spooky ghost story. With the help of Will, she starts to uncover the mysteries at the big house that Kit appears to be pushing her to reveal.
Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. If someone had told me that I would read a book that has 'dreaming' chapters interspersed within the main text, I would have said, 'Oh, no, not for me'. The chapters are interspersed with shorter snippets of Tilly’s dreams where you see her in contact with Kit, which gives you a clearer picture of why he is communicating with her.This would be a great book to read on a cold wintery night, or a cold spooky night lol it’s good anytime though.
Trotz der teilweise recht tragischen Atmosphäre, in der Trauer, Verlust, Schuld und das Loslassen können eine wichtige Rolle spielen, waren auch schöne und warmherzige Botschaften zu finden. You can’t review this book without mentioning the gorgeous cover, which has a real Christmas feel to it. Secrets are unearthed that will rock Tilly's world indefinitely and teach her a whole lot about family, friendship, love, absolution, letting go and moving on. And then there's Kit Barrington, who appears to Tilly when the inevitable accident happens and she falls through the ice. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books.There was a vacancy for a parlour maid, at Frost Hollow Hall, and, though Tilly had no experience and didn’t make the best first impression, she got the job.
Several years later I still believe that this book deserves far more attention than it has had to date. I do wish we'd seen more of Kit in the story though as he was the driving force behind everything that happens but we only encounter him properly that one time and in Tilly's dreams.The great house had been in mourning ever since the young heir, Kit Barrington, had drowned in its lake some ten years earlier, and there was talk in the village of ghosts and strange goings on. It is told by Matilda (Tilly) Higgins, who, after falling in the forbidden lake at the Hall and being rescued by an angel, or a ghost, or even the watching Will Potter, loses her sister and father as they emigrate to America and then ends up as a maidservant at the Hall. I don't normally read YA novels, but I couldn't resist the allure of a Victorian ghost story, and Emma Carroll did not let me down.
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