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Authors: Rebecca Wade
I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK
the following people who assisted with the writing of this little ghost story: Sarah Shumway and Katherine Tegen for their sensitive, thorough, and thoughtful editing; my agent Eunice McMullen for her patience in listening to my frequent worries; and my partner, Gordon, and his friends Sally, Shuna, and Carol, who offered support and helpful suggestions. Also Gwen Fisher for advice with American idiom. Most of all, thanks to my daughter Louisa, who painstakingly read every draft and kept me sane. Well, almost.
REBECCA WADE
was born in Worcestershire. The house in this story, Cowleigh Lodge, is based on her memory of the house where she grew up. Ms. Wade is a professional viola player, primarily with the Philharmonia Orchestra in England. She is also the author of
THE THEFT & THE MIRACLE
.She has two grown children and lives in London.
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The Whispering House
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wade, Rebecca.
The whispering house / Rebecca Wade. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: When the Price family moves into Cowleigh Lodge while their home is being repaired, fourteen-year-old Hannah discovers that the ghost of a girl who died there at age eleven wants help unraveling the mystery of her 1877 death.
ISBN 978-0-06-077497-4 (trade bdg.)
[1. Haunted houses—Fiction. 2. Ghosts—Fiction. 3. Family life—England—Fiction. 4. Dolls—Fiction. 5. Moving, Household—Fiction. 6. England—Fiction. 7. Mystery and detective stories.] I.
Title.
PZ7.W118213Whi 2012
[Fic]—dc22
2011019975
CIP
AC
12 13 14 15 16 CG/RRDH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
FIRST EDITION
EPub Edition © JUNE 2012 ISBN: 9780062114662
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