Books with title Beach House, The

The old, abandoned house at the end of Grace's street is a local legend. All the neighbors say it's haunted, but every Halloween someone leaves candy on the front porch. Grace and her friends decide to investigate, hoping to find out once and for all if someone―or something―really is haunting the place. But what if there is more to the house than there seems?

In 1979, a terrible crime was committed which shocked the small, seaside town of Audlington-on-sea. In 2012, Trevor Wardleby returns to Audlington - having been acquitted of murder and released from prison - to sell up and plan his retirement. No one stands in Trevor's way, but, then again, he's yet to meet young Isla Blandford...Life has always been pretty ordinary for Isla and her best friend, Max, but when she stumbles across a mysterious old house hidden away in the woods, things soon begin to change. Little does she realise that within those four walls lies the truth behind that fateful night over thirty years ago, and she soon finds herself caught up in a tale of double-crossing, revenge and murder. But, as Isla begins to realise, what she sees and what other people see are two very different things.I really hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Writing a book is something that I have always wanted to do and I would really appreciate any constructive thoughts/comments that may help me in the future. Please leave me a review and tell me what you think!Best wishes, George.

National Book Award Finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year Faced with the sale of the century-old family summer house on Cape Cod where he had spent 42 summers, George Howe Colt returned for one last stay with his wife and children. This poignant tribute to the 11-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over weddings, divorces, deaths, anniversaries, birthdays, breakdowns, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt's final visit with memories of a lifetime of summers. Run-down yet romantic, The Big House stands not only as a cherished reminder of summer's ephemeral pleasures but also as a powerful symbol of a vanishing way of life.

The old, abandoned house at the end of Grace's street is a local legend. All the neighbors say it's haunted, but every Halloween someone leaves candy on the front porch. Grace and her friends decide to investigate, hoping to find out once and for all if someone―or something―really is haunting the place. But what if there is more to the house than there seems?

The Big House is a children's book with much to say to adult readers. On one level it is a charming and absorbing fantasy novel with a fairy hill, a Brounie and an enchanted piper all drawn from Celtic myth and legend, set in a West Highland village which is clearly Carradale in Kintyre, Naomi Mitchison's home for many years. On another level it is an examination of the social relationships in such a village at the time (it was first published in 1950), and this too is rooted in Mitchison's Carradale life. Su from the Big House and Winkie the fisherman's son have the same ancestry and their time-travel adventures show that their respective positions have changed back and forth over the years. Why should there be any difference between them now? Moira Burgess is a novelist, short story writer and literary historian who lives in Glasgow, but was brought up in Kintyre, the setting of The Big House. She is the author of Mitchison's Ghosts (Humming Earth, 2008), on supernatural and mythical elements in the writing of Naomi Mitchison, and is working on a collected edition of Mitchison's essays and journalism to be published in several volumes by Kennedy & Boyd.