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Secrets and Shadows of the Missing
Paperback
Series: Living Dreams, Book 3
Publisher: E.M.G Wixley
Published: Apr 24 2017
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The enticing and stately façade of the English Boarding School promises a place of enchanting wonder for its young residents. Its perfectly manicured playing fields, the quaint 'chocolate bar' courtyard, and the mysterious ancient oak wood create a tapestry of endless adventures and dreams. Yet, beneath its captivating elegance, the school hides a much darker history-a buried Tudor mansion teeming with secrets and shadows that few dare to uncover.
Eleanor, along with her inseparable friends, the twins William and Leo, revel in the timeless magic of the building and its grounds. They spend their days weaving stories of heroes and dragons, exploring every corner of their secluded world. But when Eleanor learns that her parents will abandon her to the school's care over the summer, her joy turns to bitterness and betrayal.
On the last day of term, driven by a mix of anger and desperation, Eleanor decides to escape through the weakest point in the school's boundaries-the ancient oak wood-with the aim of returning home. Instead, she vanishes into its depths, leaving her friends behind to grapple with her sudden disappearance.
As William and Leo embark on a frantic search, they find themselves pulled into a vortex where the boundaries between the present and the past blur. Each step leads them deeper into the mysteries hidden within the very foundations of the school, where forgotten lives and untold stories are waiting to resurface.
What secrets lie beneath the surface of this seemingly idyllic school? What happened to Eleanor in the shadowy depths of the oak wood? As the twins peel back layers of time, they uncover a haunting legacy that threatens to unravel the fabric of their own lives.
Secrets and Shadows of the Missing is a riveting journey through time and memory, where the past is never truly gone, and the echoes of history can still be heard whispering in the woods.
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