false <![CDATA[The Secret of Crickley Hall]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182261716m/1250316.jpg 1250316 9 The Secret of Crickley Hall is a new take on the classic ghost story in the same way that his bestseller Once was a new take on the classic fairy tale. The Secret of Crickley Hall is set in a childrens home in a coastal town in England. Some of the children are persecuted by the people who run the home and have found places between the floors and walls of the home toavoid the adults. They can also spy, of course. One day there is a flash flood which sweeps through the town and the childrens home. All the children escape, except the kids in the walls and floors, who drown. They come back as ghosts and seek their revenge. 2889327 30 11 2006 The Secret of Crickley Hall total:147|5:38|4:51|3:36|2:16|1:6| 147 540 226 20 5 1 false false Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 28 11:10:17 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 09 09:37:24 -0700 2008 1
However with The Secret Of Crickley Hall I think he has done a fantastic job. I would say this just edges Port...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 09 13:21:43 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 13:22:38 -0700 2009
When I was a teenager, a feature film was 90-100 minutes long and an epic novel was about 300-400 pages long. Crickley Hall is a really great story and has the right level of spookiness and tension. The end of each chapter contains a snippet that wants you to read on and find ou...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 13:32:17 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 13:32:17 -0700 2009 here to find it in the catalogue.more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 07:34:55 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 07:38:16 -0700 2009
The sad history behind the haunting was horrific and it was difficult to remember that I was reading about fictional characters, so real did they seem.

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