A House Without Mirrors
A Swedish Literature, Middle Grade, Fantasy book. I don't think I ever used the word "poignant" to describe a book before, but it fits this...
Thomasine has spent months living in her great-great-aunt's dusty, dark house with her father, and her aunt, uncle and cousins. While her father's siblings bicker about how much the house must be worth, her distant, elderly aunt is upstairs, dying, and her father has disappeared inside himself, still mourning the death of Thomasine's little brother.But one day, her youngest cousin makes a discovery: a wardrobe, filled with all the mirrors missing from the big house. And through the mirrors, a different world - one in which you can find not what you most wish for, but perhaps what you most need ...A beautiful tale of love, grief and growing up, "A House Without Mirrors" is an unforgettable adventure into families and the power of love.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 176 pages
- ISBN: 9781782690078 / 1782690077
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I wasn't really sure where to place this but think KS3 and very smart, reflective, deep-thinking readers in Year 6. I would have loved to have explored this with some children in Year 6 for its themes and writing style (translated from Swedish so well by Karin Altenberg). Told in first person, we follow 11 year old Tomasine as she accompanies... OK. Why did I even read this? Two equally good reasons.1. It was cheap on BookDepository.2. It was written by a Swedish author I've never heard before.I bought this one on a whim. Despite my love for all things Swedish I've never heard of Mrten Sandn before reading this book. And it was a pleasant surprise. The book is a tale of healing.... I don't think I ever used the word "poignant" to describe a book before, but it fits this book perfectly. The smart Thomasine finds herself stuck in the house of her dying aunt, with her family as disconnected from each other as strangers. Her youngest cousin finds then a wardrobe full of mirrors, and once you step out of it after being...
