Oranges and Lemons

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Pub Date 14 Nov 2019 | Archive Date 19 Dec 2019
Children's Fiction | Horror

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Gregarious teenager, Jessifer Jordan, has always been loyal and open, and her love of acting has made her an expert in pretence. So, when six-year old Victorian ghost, Adeline, appears in her life and Jess’s best friend won’t believe her, deceit becomes Jess’s natural ally. Previously fun-loving and sociable, she becomes serious and isolated in her quest to discover what Adeline really wants. Always curious, she finds herself whisked back in time to 1863 and into the clutches of a volatile doctor with an obsession for morphine. 

As she journeys back and forth into the past, she realises that Adeline reminds her of her dead sister and her submerged grief resurfaces. Will her great aunt Ruby’s counsel help her? Can she outwit the deranged medic? And whose is that smoky cat which keeps turning up out of the blue?

Gregarious teenager, Jessifer Jordan, has always been loyal and open, and her love of acting has made her an expert in pretence. So, when six-year old Victorian ghost, Adeline, appears in her life...

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A Note From the Publisher

Paula F. Andrews has been a nurse, midwife and craftsperson. She grew up in North Yorkshire and now lives in Glasgow with her husband and grown-up children. Writing seriously since 2012, she has won numerous prizes including Strathkelvin Writers’ Group overall prize for 2019 and the Scottish Association of Writers prize for YA fiction in 2017. She has also been published in Aquila and Scottish Memories magazine.

Paula F. Andrews has been a nurse, midwife and craftsperson. She grew up in North Yorkshire and now lives in Glasgow with her husband and grown-up children. Writing seriously since 2012, she has won...

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EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9781838597634
PRICE £3.99 (GBP)
PAGES 200

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This was an atmospheric read. Enjoyable for young adults and adults alike. Now I want to read more from this author.

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3.5 stars. I really like the concept of this book and the story overall. It was told from multiple points of view, as well as partially in present time and partially in 1863. Most books that do this either clearly label each chapter so the reader knows immediately whose POV they are reading, or has a very clear, predictable order in which the chapters/POVs are presented. This book didn't do that, so sometimes the flow of things seemed a bit choppy. The story was interesting enough to keep me reading and the POVs became easier to follow the deeper into the book I got, as I got to know the narrator's voices.

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As a 29 year old reader, I really got into this book and found it hard to put down. It would be even more perfect for an audience aged 10-15 though!
The story is well written with loveable (and some not so loveable) characters, and an exciting, pacy storyline. It is a modern ghost story that will have even reluctant readers hooked!!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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