A spell of winter
by Helen Dunmore
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Catherine and her brother, Rob, don't know why they have been abandoned by their parents. Incarcerated in the enormous country house of their grandfather – 'the man from nowhere' – they create a refuge against their family's dark secrets – and the outside world as it moves towards the First World War. As time passes their sibling love deepens and crosses into forbidden territory – but they are not as alone in the house as they believe...
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