

When the dollhouse starts to change when Alice isn't looking, she knows she has to solve the mystery. A classic ghost story with twists and turns: a spooky house, a malevolent spirit and two plucky heroines. Then she wakes up to find a girl asleep next to her in her bed - a girl who looks a lot like one of the dolls from the dollhouse. The Swallow: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter. This spooky gothic novel, set in Cabbagetown, Toronto, in the 1960s, is partially based on Charis’s childhood experiences living behind a cemetery. Things start to get weird when Alice finds a dollhouse in the attic that's an exact replica of the house she's living in. The Swallow: A Ghost Story, was published by Tundra Books (Random House) in September 2014.


The house is huge, imposing and spooky, and everything inside is meticulously kept and perfect - not a fun place to spend the summer. Instead, Alice and her mom are heading to some small town where Alice's mom will be a live-in nurse to a rich elderly lady. : The Swallow: A Ghost Story (9781770495920) by Cotter, Charis and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. A classic ghost story with twists and turns: a spooky house, a malevolent spirit and two plucky heroines. Her parents are getting a divorce, and they've cancelled their yearly cottage trip - the one thing that gets Alice through the school year. A creepy, mysterious dollhouse takes center stage in this atmospheric middle-grade mystery for fans of Doll Bones and Small Spaces.Īlice's world is falling apart.
