Book of the week this week is 'Gravenhunger' by Harriet Goodwin - a terrifying adventure story. The blurb on the back cover reads:
"Phoenix gasped. How could she have kept a place like this a secret? It was huge. Four storeys of dark grey stone glowering down at them through a multitude of mullioned windows...The sun had disappeared behind a dense bank of cloud - and above the towering chimneys of Gravenhunger Manor a thin grey rain was falling."
"Gravenhunger Manor isn't the only secret Pheonix's mother took with her to the grave. Something terrible happened at the house during her childhood, something for which she never forgave herself. Pheonix is determined to uncover the truth, but as he begins to dig up the past, he finds himself in mortal danger..."
This book is a wonderfully atmospheric, mysterious adventure which will keep you turning the pages right up until the end.