 He who pays the piper calls the tune. Thirteen-year-old Peter and his seven-year-old sister Daisy are evacuated from London to the Romney Marsh countryside in 1939. They move into a strange farmhouse, Sheldon Grange, in the middle of a desolate landscape, where Daisy is to be the companion for Sally, a sickly child who is bedridden. Mysterious things start to happen – eerie piped music and young girls dancing outside in the night. Sinister Mrs. Beesley, the housekeeper, and Adam, the farmhand, deny that the music exists. Daisy is captivated, but Peter is determined to discover the truth about Sheldon Grange. This spooky fantasy is an interesting and suspenseful, easy read with a twist at the end. An afterword describes the historical truths behind the fiction. mjw |
| Title: The Piper Author: Danny Weston Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd, London Copyright: 2014 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-78344-051-1 Paperback pages: 272 Age range: 12-16 Genre: Fiction, Fantasy Book setting: England Author’s ethnicity: Scottish Author’s residence: Edinburgh, Scotland Awards: 2016 Scottish Children’s Book Award – Older Readers Subjects: England, Evacuation of civilians, Ghosts, Grandfathers, Horror, Music, World War II |
The Piper
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