· The Swallow is about two girls: Polly, who feels overlooked in her large family, and Rose, who lives a lonely life with parents she rarely sees and the family's housekeeper. The story switches between their viewpoints as they meet and figure out how to deal with the ghosts Rose sees/5(32). · Overview. A classic ghost story with twists and turns: a spooky house, a malevolent spirit and two plucky heroines. In s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the loneliness and isolation of their lives. Polly lives in a house bursting at the seams with people, while Rose is often left alone by her busy www.doorway.ru: Tundra. Charis Cotter is the author of some very spooky books: The Swallow: A Ghost Story, The Painting and The Ferryland Visitor. She lives in a house by the ocean in Newfoundland near two ancient cemeteries, where she writes about ghosts every day, but never at night/5(10).
The Swallow: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter. Set in the s in Toronto,Canada, this book follows two young 12 year old girls named Polly and Rose. In this alternate perspective book, the girls discover that they are neighbors who share a wall of their home. Both girls are seeking a friend, and they start to talk through the wall. by Charis Cotter. Reviewed January 8, Tundra Books, pages. I don't think of myself as liking ghost stories, but this didn't feel like a typical ghost story to me. This is a cozy friendship story and a girl-in-a-big-family-finding-a-friend story. Sections in this book alternate between the voices of Polly and Rose. OTHER BOOKS BY CHARIS COTTER The Ghost Road The Painting The Swallow: A Ghost Story Screech! Ghost Stories from Old Newfoundland Footsteps in Bay de Verde: A Mysterious Tale The Ferryland Visitor: A Mysterious Tale A World Full of Ghosts Born to Write: The Remarkable Lives of Six Famous Authors.
Charis Cotter is the author of some very spooky books: The Swallow: A Ghost Story, The Painting and The Ferryland Visitor. She lives in a house by the ocean in Newfoundland near two ancient cemeteries, where she writes about ghosts every day, but never at night. Book Summary. In s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the loneliness and isolation of their lives. Polly lives in a house bursting at the seams with people, while Rose is often left alone by her busy parents. Polly is a down-to-earth dreamer with a wild imagination and an obsession with ghosts; Rose is a quiet, ethereal waif with a sharp tongue. The Swallow: A Ghost Story, was published by Tundra Books (Random House) in September This spooky gothic novel, set in Cabbagetown, Toronto, in the s, is partially based on Charis’s childhood experiences living behind a cemetery.
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