LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Taking inspiration from an inscription on a stone in Written Stone Lane, Lancashire (“RAUFFE RADCLIFFE LAID THIS STONE TO LYE FOREVER: AD 1655”), this sophisticated ghost story – the sequel to Carnegie-nominated Cold Bath Street - sees 15-year-old Preston embroiled in a classic quest to save the world from destruction at the hands of ancient spectres.
Preston currently lives in the North of England in 1978, where he and a girl called Tracey bond over “Hong Kong Garden” by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Tracey doesn’t remember the past they’ve shared, “the ghost dogs and the Roman legionaries, the spectre which had emerged from the painting at the Harris Library”, while Preston “could see it all, bright and certain and real as brick and pain and darkness”. When an ancient stone is shifted, lethal ghosts are released and it falls to Preston to fix this desperately dangerous situation, with a prickling sense of suspense and shrewd interweaving of local folkloric beings.
The atmosphere is enhanced by Janet Pickering’s haunting illustrations, and the language is always elegant, steady and smooth, belying the perilous situations Preston finds himself up against. Perfect for fans of Joseph Delaney and Jonathan Stroud.
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Written Stone Lane Synopsis
RAUFFE RADCLIFFE LAID THIS STONE TO LYE FOREVER: AD 1655...so says the mysterious stone laying on Written Stone Lane. When the stone is moved years later, murderous ghosts and ancient spectres are released. The only one that can save the world from murder and destruction is Preston Oldcorn, a 15 year old boy from the North of England and his friends. Written Stone Lane is a fast-paced ghost thriller that will set your heart racing until the very end.
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Praise for Cold Bath Street;
This is an excellent book with compelling characters, a creepy atmosphere and a clever plot. It was hard to put down and I finished it in one day Bestselling Spooks author Joseph Delaney
Twisted. Explosive. The best thriller of the year New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter
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About A. J. Hartley
A.J. Hartley is the bestselling writer of mystery/thriller, fantasy, historical fiction, and young adult novels Cold Bath Street, Written Stone Lane and Impervious. He is also the author of the Monsters in the Mirror middle grade series.
A.J. was born in northern England, but has lived in many places including Japan, and was the Robinson Professor of Shakespeare studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, where he specialised in the performance history, theory and criticism of Renaissance English drama, and worked as a director and dramaturg.
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