Yesterday, I finished reading The Night Gardener, a book I was pretty skeptical about before I read it. The book starts out by introducing two Irish orphans, Kip and Molly, whose parents had died on a lost ship. After spending several weeks on the street, the older orphan, a girl named Molly, is desperate for a place to stay. She is very hopeful and happy when she hears that there is work to be done at the Windsor Estate. However, there are many strange rumours about the estate.
Kip, the younger orphan, isn’t very happy with Molly when she decides to go. Every time Molly asks a local for directions to the estate in the Sourwoods, they refuse to give them directions. Molly, frustrated, asks an old woman singing on the road for directions. Turns out this witch’s name is Hestern Kettle. Hester gives them directions, but makes them promise to give her a story about everything that happens at the estate. Molly is curious, but agrees without asking questions. Sure enough, they reach the estate. There is a tall dark tree guarding the house. As Molly looks closer, she realizes it’s not just guarding the house, it’s growing into the walls of the house. She ties up the horse and brings Kip to the door. She knocks, but no one answers the door. Instead, a little girl invited Molly in and Molly opens the door just enough to see the girl’s limp dark hair and dull dark eyes . . .
The Night Gardener would be great for you if you like fantasy and/or horror. It’s gets very suspenseful and scary. You’ll find yourself turning pages quicker than ever before.
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