The Children of Green Knowe
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The Children of Green Knowe

by Lucy M. Boston

1954•Family•157 pages

Taste attributes: familyfantasyhistoricalfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryglossyunlikely connectionssolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, wholesome family novel, light rather than heavy. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother at the ancient house of Green Knowe and becomes friends with three children who lived there in the seventeenth century.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyFantasyHistoricalUnlikely connectionsSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

DwellingsGreat-grandmothersSpace and timeFantasyTime travelJuvenile fictionHousesEngland

Details

Author
Lucy M. Boston
Published
1954
Pages
157
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