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After failing to extricate the whereabouts of the Plunderell fortune, timid seventeen-year-old Alice Plunderell and young Laurel Bybank are imprisoned in an abandoned monastery by Alice's tyrannical aunt and uncle, Lord and Lady Stayne
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Grade 7 Up When 14-year-old orphan Laurel Bybank is retained as maid to Alice Plunderell, she has no idea of the terrifying circumstances she will en counter at mysterious Plunderell Man or: a teenage mistress kept prisoner in her room by a murderous aunt and un cle, a hidden treasure, an abandoned monastery, and a clutch of villainous servantsand that's just for starters. Frissons abound in this beautifully told tale of England in the 1850s. Both skill ful send-up and affectionate homage to the conventions of the Gothic romance, The Treasure of Plunderell Manor is also a compellingly readable historical novel which imparts considerable infor mation about Victorian social life, cus toms, and attitudes, including the be nighted views of Roman Catholics which were espoused by Anglican land ed gentry and lower classes alike. If this sounds didactic, it isn't, for Clements is a talented and convincing storyteller with a rich gift for characterization (Laurel is magnificently memorable!), and a style which is both elegantly sim ple and eloquently evocative. Cle ments' book is the real treasure here. Michael Cart, Beverly Hills Public Lib .
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Employed as a maid at Plunderell Manor, 14-year-old Laurel must foil a dastardly plot hatched by her mistress's scheming relatives; PW said, "This lively adventure tale, with its cast of eccentric characters, will keep young readers enthralled." Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherSunburst
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0374479623
- ISBN 13 9780374479626
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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