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His despair at staying away from his brother for the summer, with no garden to play in and no trees to climb, is quickly halted by discovering a strange garden, only visible to him and only when the grandfather clock strikes thirteen!

In this margical place, he meets Hattie, a little orphan girl who is lonely and unwanted by her cousins and aunt. It is soon clear that Hattie lives in a different time to Tom and yet depite this, their friendship grows.

Each time Tom visits the garden, which for him is every night, time has passed for Hattie meaning she ages in front of Tom's eyes but without him really noticing.

I am so glad I read this book and look forward to getting into it on my new OU Children's Literature course.

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